Religion

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  • Egyptian deaths in Mina stampede rise to 122

    Date: 2015-10-01 15:22:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:74 - ID:3450665

    MECCA, Oct 1 (MENA) – The death toll from a stampede during a Hajj ritual in Saudi Arabia reached 122 among the Egyptian pilgrims, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Thursday. In exclusive statements to MENA, Gomaa, who is also the head ....

  • Hajj mission chief says following up missing Egyptians

    Date: 2015-09-30 22:10:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:102 - ID:3445913

    MECCA, Sept 30 (MENA) - Egypt's Awqaf minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Wednesday officials in the Hajj mission are following up people who went missing in a recent stampede in Mina. The whereabouts of 91 Egyptian pilgrims were have been ....

  • Egyptian consulate in Jeddah follows up repercussions of Mina stampede incident

    Date: 2015-09-30 18:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:3445069

    CAIRO, Sept 30 (MENA) - The Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah exerts strenuous efforts to deal with repercussions of the Mina stampede incident, Consul General Adel El Alfy said on Wednesday. An action team was formed to identify reasons behind the ....

  • Egyptian deaths in Mina stampede rise to 75

    Date: 2015-09-29 22:14:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:111 - ID:3439245

    MECCA, Sept 29 (MENA) - The death toll from a stampede during a Hajj ritual in Saudi Arabia reached 75 among the Egyptian pilgrims, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday. Gomaa, who is also the head of the Egyptian Hajj mission, ....

  • Stampede death toll among Egyptian pilgrims stays same at 74

    Date: 2015-09-29 21:54:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:108 - ID:3439025

    MECCA, Sept 29 (MENA) - The death toll from a stampede during a Hajj ritual in Saudi Arabia stayed the same, at 74, among the Egyptian pilgrims, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday. Gomaa, who is also the head of the Egyptian ....

  • Azhar: Saudi Arabia should not be blamed for Mena stampede incident

    Date: 2015-09-29 09:41:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:31 - ID:3432905

    RIYADH, Sept 29 (MENA) - Azhar has strongly rejected blames leveled against Saudi Arabia in the Mena stampede as the kingdom exerted all possible effort to render successful the hajj season, denouncing the Iranian claims in this regard. In ....

  • Stampede death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 74: Minister

    Date: 2015-09-28 21:04:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:109 - ID:3431633

    MEDINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 28 (MENA) – The death toll from a stampede during a Hajj ritual in Saudi Arabia rose to 74 among the Egyptian pilgrims, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday. Gomaa, who is also the head of the Hajj ....

  • Awqaf minister briefs PM on Egyptian pilgrims' conditions

    Date: 2015-09-28 20:38:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:104 - ID:3431049

    MEDINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 28 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said he briefed Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on the latest developments concerning Mina stampede. In exclusive statements to MENA on Monday, the minister said he also ....

  • Pope Tawadros: Egypt, Ethiopia enjoy strong relations

    Date: 2015-09-28 11:05:16 GMT - Ethiopia - Religion - SN:49 - ID:3426857

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 27 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese asserted on Monday that the Egyptian and Ethiopian peoples have strong relations, especially between the two countries' churches. "We have to make good ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads mass in Ethiopia

    Date: 2015-09-27 14:46:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Religion - SN:53 - ID:3423001

    ADDIS ABABA, Sept 27 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led on Sunday a mass in the Holy Trinity Church here. The pope began on Saturday a several-day visit to Ethiopia upon an invitation from Patriarch of ....

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