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Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
World

Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the thousands of migrants who were left homeless by fires…
Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry
Egypt

Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry

Controversial Islamic preacher Abdallah Roshdy has been banned from delivering sermons in any mosques across Egypt, according to a decision…
Amid virus, Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Assumption of Virgin Mary
Egypt

Amid virus, Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Assumption of Virgin Mary

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday celebrated the Assumption of the Virgin Mary amid measures to control the coronavirus pandemic,…
To prepare for return of Friday prayers, Egypt initiates widespread mosque sterilizations
Egypt

To prepare for return of Friday prayers, Egypt initiates widespread mosque sterilizations

Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, ordered every directorate of the ministry nationwide to carry out a widescale campaign…
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
Life & Style

Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.

In response to the controversy over whether or not dogs should be bred at home, Grand Egyptian Mufti Shawki Allam…
Coptic Orthodox Church announces reopening measures starting Monday
Egypt

Coptic Orthodox Church announces reopening measures starting Monday

The Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday announced the measures in place to gradually reopen churches starting Monday in Cairo and…
Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual
Middle East

Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual

RIYADH (Reuters) – Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Friday, but…
Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes
Middle East

Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia changes

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – With thousands of Instagram followers and even a former U.S. president as a fan, Gli the cat…
Iranian president urges coronavirus caution during religious festivities
Middle East

Iranian president urges coronavirus caution during religious festivities

(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged people on Saturday to observe health protocols and practice social distancing during upcoming…
Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals
Middle East

Gazans defy taboos to rescue, neuter stray animals

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the impoverished Gaza Strip, where most people struggle to make ends meet amid…
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