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Constitution article on Azhar not to be amended -- senior lawmaker
Date: 2019-02-05 06:20:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7789450
Undersecretary of the House of Representatives Soliman Wahdan on Monday said the constitutional article on Al Azhar's independence and ways to appoint the Grand Imam will not be amended. In a statement, Wahdan said the parliamentary majority has ....
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UAE VP grants Azhar imam, Vatican pope human fraternity prize
Date: 2019-02-05 06:18:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7789447
UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum granted on Monday Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Pope Francis of the Vatican the first-of-its-kind prize of human fraternity. Addressing a ceremony ....
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IAEA boss praises Egypt's measures to carry out Dabaa nuclear project
Date: 2019-02-04 17:36:12 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:7789177
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano has lauded the safety measures adopted by Egypt on the implementation of the Dabaa nuclear project. In a meeting on Monday with Minister of Electricity and renewable energy ....
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Azhar Imam, Vatican Pope visit Sheikh Zayed grand mosque in Abu Dhabi
Date: 2019-02-04 16:30:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7789088
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed El Tayyeb and Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, visited on Monday Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The visit to the UAE’s largest mosque is the first time by a Pontiff to a mosque in the Arabian ....
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Shoukri asserts centrality of Palestinian issue to Arab peoples
Date: 2019-02-04 16:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:7789054
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri Monday stressed the centrality of the Palestinian issue to the Arab peoples and reaching stability in the entire region. The Egyptian stance regarding this issue is steadfast and supportive of all the legitimate ....
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FM to participate in AU summit preliminary meetings
Date: 2019-02-04 13:58:34 GMT - Egypt - African Summit - SN:3 - ID:7788792
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to head for Addis Ababa on Monday night to take part in preliminary meetings of the African Union (AU) summit. The minister will lead the Egyptian delegation to meetings of the African ministerial committees ....
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Egyptian businessmen call for boosting economic cooperation with Africa
Date: 2019-02-04 10:28:42 GMT - Egypt - African Summit - SN:2 - ID:7788286
Egyptian investors and men of industry believe now is the right time to enhance economic cooperation with Africa. Egypt will take over the 2019 presidency of the African Union (AU) on Sunday and it would be a good chance to expand investments in ....
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Egypt getting ready for chairing 32nd AU summit
Date: 2019-02-04 10:15:27 GMT - Egypt - African Summit - SN:1 - ID:7788264
Egypt is getting ready for chairing the 32nd regular summit of the African Union (AU) due to be held on February 10-11 in Addis Ababa. Egypt has set a group of priorities, topped by AU's Agenda 2063 for developing the African continent, to be ....
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Disabled Palestinian beaten, detained in western Bethlehem
Date: 2019-02-03 20:47:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7787742
The Israeli forces detained on Sunday a disabled Palestinian after beating him in western Bethlehem. In statements, Deputy Mayor of Nahalin Hani Fannun said that Ibrahim Ali Fannun, who has an amputated leg, attempted to help a young man nabbed ....
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Azhar Imam arrives in Abu Dhabi to meet Vatican Pope
Date: 2019-02-03 20:46:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:7787741
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb on Sunday arrived in Abu Dhabi leading a high-level delegation to hold a historic summit with Pope Francis of the Vatican. The visit comes at an invitation from Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin ....