Egypt
U.S. considering expanding travel ban list, could include Egypt
Reports by the Washington Post and Reuters suggests that both Egypt and Syria could be added to an expanded U.
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Egypt
Egypt FM reassures Greece over St Catherine’s Monastery ruling
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss a recent
Egypt
Egypt pledges to preserve St. Catherine’s sacred status
Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the religious and historical status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, following public concern
Tunisia
Tunisia’s Jewish pilgrimage sees drastic decline
Only around 30 people attended this year’s Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island, AFP
Tunisia
Jewish store owner hospitalized after axe attack in Tunisia’s Djerba
A 50-year-old Jewish jewelry store owner was hospitalized Thursday after an axe attack on Tunisia’s Djerba island, home to
Egypt
Al-Azhar Imam hails Pope Francis as bridge-builder between faiths
Following Pope Francis's death, Egypt's Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, praised the pontiff'
Mauritania
Mauritanians exhume Christian corpse in sectarian protest
Mauritanian authorities allowed a protest against Christians in Sélibaby last week, where demonstrators exhumed a Christian’s body and dragged
Tunisia
Tunisia’s religious council reluctant to cancel Eid Al-Adha
An ongoing drought and falling livestock numbers has prompted the Tunisian National Chamber of Butchers to ask the Diwan al-Iftaa
Egypt
China, Egypt pledge joint efforts to promote Middle East peace
China and Egypt agreed to promote peace and negotiations for Middle East stability, including in Syria, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang
Algeria
Algeria claims it supports religious freedom after criticism from US
Algeria's Minister of Religious Affairs, Youcef Belmehdi, inisisted the country supports religious freedom, in response to criticism from
Egypt
Egypt promotes religious inclusivity by granting legal status to 293 more churches
Egypt has granted legal status to an additional 293 churches and service buildings under a 2016 law designed to protect
Opinion
Religious roots in Morocco
A few years ago, while staying near the delightful Moroccan coastal town of Essaouira, I decided to explore the beautifully