mosques
Gov’t denies claims on not paying electricity bills for mosques
Egypt
February 3, 2023
Gov’t denies claims on not paying electricity bills for mosques
The media center of the cabinet denied reports claiming that the government stopped paying electricity bills for mosques and obliged…
Egypt announces rules for holding prayers during Ramadan
Egypt
February 21, 2022
Egypt announces rules for holding prayers during Ramadan
The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments announced on Monday the rules for the work of mosques during the holy month…
Vaccines to be provided at mosques on Friday and churches on Sunday
Egypt
October 18, 2021
Vaccines to be provided at mosques on Friday and churches on Sunday
During the the Higher Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis, Health Minister Hala Zayed announced that vaccines would…
Egypt authorities includes more mosques in the unified Adhan project
Egypt
October 11, 2021
Egypt authorities includes more mosques in the unified Adhan project
The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments announced Saturday that it has included hundreds of new mosques within the unified Adhan project…
Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques
Middle East
June 1, 2021
Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had…
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
Egypt
April 27, 2021
Armed forces disinfect major mosques in Cairo ahead of Ramadan prayers
The official website of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday published a video clip showing its armed forces cleansing…
Egypt moves to ban nightclubs near religious places of worship
Egypt
April 18, 2021
Egypt moves to ban nightclubs near religious places of worship
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday confirmed a court ruling issued by the Administrative Judiciary Court in Alexandria to ban…
Egypt registers domes of Al-Atris and Al-Aidarous as Islamic heritage monuments
Archaeology
January 13, 2021
Egypt registers domes of Al-Atris and Al-Aidarous as Islamic heritage monuments
As part of state efforts to preserve Egypt’s cultural heritage, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities agreed during a board…
Ismalia Endowment Directorate closes ten mosques for ignoring preventive measures
Egypt
January 6, 2021
Ismalia Endowment Directorate closes ten mosques for ignoring preventive measures
The Ismalia Endowment Directorate on Wednesday closed ten mosques for two weeks for not abiding to the Ministry of Endowment’s…
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
Egypt
December 30, 2020
Seven mosques in Damietta shut down over violating precautionary measures
The Damietta City Endowments Directorate has closed seven mosques for violating coronavirus precautionary measures as per the Minister of Endowments’s…