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Pope of Vatican embarks on tour of South America
Date: 2015-07-05 09:03:15 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:18 - ID:2923305
ROME, July 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican left here on Sunday for Ecuador at the onset of a four-day South American tour that will take him as well to Bolivia and Paraguay, Fox News reported. The all-news network said protests have swept ....
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How Islamist extremists warp the fatwa: Mufti
Date: 2015-07-04 14:07:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:2920145
CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Many people in the West have come to associate the word fatwa with pronouncements from terrorist groups and others posing as leaders of Islam, but these declarations are a perversion. Fatwas are a way for Islamic scholars and ....
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Terrorist MB calls to abstain from military service betrayal to country - Iftaa
Date: 2015-07-04 12:00:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:2919149
CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) – The calls of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group for the Egyptians to abstain from performing military service are considered a betrayal to the country, Darul Iftaa said Saturday. In response to the calls issued by ....
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Merkel says Islam part of Germany
Date: 2015-07-01 08:58:52 GMT - Germany - Religion - SN:28 - ID:2899753
BERLIN, July 1 (MENA) - Islam has become part of Germany, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an Iftar banquet held Tuesday. The banquet was organized by the German Foreign Ministry. It was attended by a number of officials, clergymen of ....
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Evangelical delegation attends Barakat's funeral service
Date: 2015-07-01 07:41:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:2899293
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - An Evangelical delegation attended late Tuesday the funeral service of slain Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. Rev. Andrea Zaki, the President of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services(CEOSS), led the ....
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Orthodox Church takes part in Hisham Barakat's mourning ceremony
Date: 2015-07-01 07:07:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:2899113
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II sent a delegation from the Othodox Church to offer their condolences over the death of Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat. The delegation, grouping Bishop Marcos of Shubra el Khima, Bishop Daniel of Maadi ....
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Azhar denounces terrorist attacks in Egypt
Date: 2015-07-01 06:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:2899041
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar denounced the attempt to explode October police station, stressing that such terrorist acts would fail in jeopardizing the country's stability. Three terrorists were killed on Tuesday when the booby-trapped car ....
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Operation room follows up Ramadan religious activities nationwide
Date: 2015-06-30 21:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:131 - ID:2898425
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Goma'a formed Tuesday an operations room to follow up work at mosque during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement, the ministry said the operation room is expected to keep an eye on ....
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Awqaf: I’tikaaf only in authorized mosques
Date: 2015-06-30 20:34:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:123 - ID:2897937
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Awqaf Ministry on Tuesday said I’tikaaf "a period of retreat in a mosque for several days common in Ramadan" will be only in mosques authorized to receive worshipers for this practice. Decisive actions will be taken ....
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Awqaf minister condemns Iran attack on Al Azhar
Date: 2015-06-29 14:13:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:2887465
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has condemned the Iranian attack on Al Azhar Sheikhdom, warning that such attack deepens the sectarian divide. Along with top officials at the ministry, Gomaa said the Iranian expansion ....
