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Azhar imam urges cooperation among people of different religions 2 Cairo
Date: 2017-02-28 11:29:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:6603757
Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb said the accusations leveled against Islam being behind acts of terror resulted from lack of knowledge about the upright teachings of Islam. He underlined the role of intellectuals and religious scholars in ....
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Military production minister receives French defense minister
Date: 2017-02-28 11:27:37 GMT - Egypt - Military - SN:32 - ID:6603953
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Military Production Minister Mohamed el Assar met here with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian along with his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between the ....
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Azhar imam urges cooperation among people of different religions
Date: 2017-02-28 11:23:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:6603625
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb, the head of the Muslim Council of Elders, urged cooperation among people of different religions to disseminate religious values and principles of cooperation that renounce violence and promote ....
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Court acquits ex-tourism minister in land sale case
Date: 2017-02-28 11:21:19 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:30 - ID:6603837
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Court of Cassation cleared former tourism minister Zouheir Garana of charges of profiteering and facilitating the seizure of 5 million square meters of state-owned land in Ain Sokhna. Garana was accused of selling the ....
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AL chief asserts necessity of spreading culture of tolerance
Date: 2017-02-28 11:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6604113
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday asserted the necessity of spreading the culture of tolerance, co-existence and patriotism. In his speech at an international conference on freedom and citizenship in ....
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Nursery department in one of Alexandria hospitals closed over fire - governor
Date: 2017-02-28 11:05:00 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:28 - ID:6602793
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) - Alexandria Governor Mohamed Sultan issued a decision to close the nursery department in one of the private hospitals following a fire which broke out as result of short circuit. The department will not be ....
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Pope Tawadros: Extremism should be confronted by enlightened thinking
Date: 2017-02-28 11:03:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:6603481
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese said on Tuesday that hard line and extremist thought should be confronted by enlightened thinking. In his speech at a conference on freedom and citizenship, ....
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Basira survey: 38% of Egyptians back recent cabinet reshuffle
Date: 2017-02-28 10:57:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:6603813
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - A recent survey conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research "Basira" showed that 38 percent of Egyptians are in favor of the recent cabinet reshuffle, while 11 percent rejected it. Ten percent of the ....
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Lebanese, UAE health ministers arrive in Cairo
Date: 2017-02-28 10:34:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:6603369
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Lebanese and United Arab Emirates health ministers, Ghassan Hasbani and Abdul Rahman al Owais respectively, arrived here on Tuesday to participate in the 47th session of the Arab Health Ministers Council, due to start on ....
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Fatwa Observatory hails wide solidarity between Muslims, Christians over Sinai incidents
Date: 2017-02-28 10:33:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6603109
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - The Observatory for Anomalous and Takfiri Fatwas of Darul Iftaa hailed solidarity between Muslims and Christians on the back of terrorist attacks against several Christian families in Sinai. In a statement on Tuesday, the ....