Religion

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  • Greece to hold int'l conf. on peaceful coexistence in Mideast

    Date: 2015-09-27 13:39:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:3422765

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) - An International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East” will be held in Athens from 18 to 20 October 2015, Greek Embassy in Cairo said in a statement on Sunday. The ....

  • Awqaf minister renews warning of spreading extremist thoughts on university campus

    Date: 2015-09-27 07:09:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:13 - ID:3420853

    MECCA, Sept 27 (MENA) - Egyptian Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa renewed warnings against using university campus to spread extremists thoughts among students or making any electoral campaigning to any religious current or sect. In ....

  • Azhar Imam inquires after Egyptian pilgrims

    Date: 2015-09-25 12:02:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:3413229

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Al Tayyeb contacted the Eyptian hajj mission to inquire after the conditions of Egyptian pilgrims after Mina stampede incident. In a statement, Tayyeb called on hajj mission officials to offer ....

  • Number of Egyptian deaths in Mina stampede rises to 14

    Date: 2015-09-25 11:37:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:39 - ID:3413225

    MECCA, Sept 25 (MENA) – The number of Egyptians killed in in the Mina stampede during the Hajj rituals on Thursday rose to 14 persons, said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, who leads Egypt's hajj mission. As many as 31 Egyptian pilgrims were ....

  • Egypt participates with high-level delegation in opening of biggest mosque in Europe

    Date: 2015-09-25 06:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:3411993

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Moscow Mohammed el Badry on Friday said that Egypt has participated with a high-level delegation from Al Azhar in the inauguration of the biggest mosque in Europe that was opened in Moscow. Several ....

  • 30 Egyptians wounded in Hajj stampede, no death

    Date: 2015-09-24 14:56:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:49 - ID:3410133

    MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24 (MENA) – At least 30 Egyptian pilgrims were wounded in the Mina stampede incident in which hundreds of pilgrims were killed and wounded, Assistant Interior Minister and the executive chairman of the Hajj mission Sayed ....

  • Death toll in pilgrims stampede swells to 717, no Egyptian casualties till now

    Date: 2015-09-24 12:45:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:38 - ID:3409549

    MINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24 (MENA) – The number of pilgrims who died in the Mina stampede on Thursday rose 717 with no Egyptian deaths till now. "We are extensively following up the situation," Hesham Ata, the head of the Egyptian medical mission ....

  • PM inquires after Egyptian pilgrims' health followoing Mina stampede incident

    Date: 2015-09-24 11:47:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:33 - ID:3409209

    MECCA, Sept 24 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail telephoned Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, who leads Egypt's hajj mission, to stand on the conditions of Egyptian pilgrims after the Mina stampede incident in which hundreds of pilgrims were ....

  • 100 pilgrims killed, 390 wounded in Mina stampede

    Date: 2015-09-24 08:49:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:19 - ID:3408589

    MINA, Sept 24 (MENA) - Saudi Civil Defense Service said on Thursday at least 100 pilgrims have died while 390 others were injured in a stampede in the tent city of Mina. Rescue operations are currently underway, the service said on ....

  • Pilgrims start stoning devil

    Date: 2015-09-24 06:23:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:8 - ID:3407725

    MECCA, Sept 24 (MENA) - Pilgrims began heading back to Mina to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing stones at the three pillars on the third day of their Hajj pilgrimage and first day of Eidul Adha on Thursday. Pilgrims spent the ....

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