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Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
Society

Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons

The Muslim Council of Elders, an independent body based in UAE capital Abu Dhabi, held an emergency meeting on Monday,…
Al-Azhar praises Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj pilgrimages
Society

Al-Azhar praises Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj pilgrimages

Al-Azhar, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, praised an unprecedented decision by Saudi authorities on Monday to limit the…
Religious leaders call for day of prayer to end coronavirus pandemic
Life & Style

Religious leaders call for day of prayer to end coronavirus pandemic

Composed of Muslim and Christian religious leaders, the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) on Saturday has called for May…
Egypt closes all mosques nationwide over coronavirus
Egypt

Egypt closes all mosques nationwide over coronavirus

Egypt’s Religious Endowments Ministry on Saturday issued an order to halt Friday prayers and congregational prayers, closing all mosques and…
Azhar scholars allow suspending Friday and congregation prayers
Egypt

Azhar scholars allow suspending Friday and congregation prayers

Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Authority, headed by Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, on Sunday allowed the suspension of Friday prayers and…
Mo Salah calls Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
Egypt

Mo Salah calls Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb received a phone call from Liverpool and national football team star Mohamed Salah on Tuesday…
Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace
Egypt

Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Thursday Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Presidential Palace as part of…
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb visited on Wednesday morning the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya for the occasion of Christmas.…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque

The Gand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, performed Friday prayers at al-Rawda mosque, accompanied by the Endownents Minister, Mokhtar Gomaa,…
Inheritance rules ‘definative’ in Islam: Al-Azhar grand sheikh
Egypt

Inheritance rules ‘definative’ in Islam: Al-Azhar grand sheikh

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, stressed that the “inheritance rules” in Islam are clear and “definitive”, rejecting the Tunisian president’s…
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