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Egypt’s government announces Thursday as official holiday for Christmas
Egypt
January 3, 2022
Egypt’s government announces Thursday as official holiday for Christmas
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decision stating that Thursday will be an official paid holiday for workers in ministries,…
Military museums opened for free to public on October War anniversary
Egypt
October 6, 2021
Military museums opened for free to public on October War anniversary
Military museums and sites including Alamein Museum, Port Said Museum, the open display area of the October War panorama and…
Pope Tawadros II congratulates Islamic countries on occasion of Eid al-Adha
Egypt
July 15, 2021
Pope Tawadros II congratulates Islamic countries on occasion of Eid al-Adha
On Thursday, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark Pope Tawadros II congratulated Arab and Islamic…
Hurghada hotels at 100% occupancy during Eid al-Fitr
Egypt
May 13, 2021
Hurghada hotels at 100% occupancy during Eid al-Fitr
Most hotels and resorts in Hurghada reported 100 percent occupancy on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, mostly…
Tearful reunions mark second Mother’s Day under pandemic
World
May 10, 2021
Tearful reunions mark second Mother’s Day under pandemic
Last Mother’s Day, they celebrated with bacon and eggs over FaceTime. This time, Jean Codianni of Los Angeles flew to…
Egypt’s Prime Minister announces holidays from Saturday to Monday
Egypt
April 28, 2021
Egypt’s Prime Minister announces holidays from Saturday to Monday
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Thursday to Monday will be official holidays celebrating the Sinai Liberation Day, Labor…
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president announced a partial lockdown Tuesday during the first two weeks of the Muslim month…
‘Ramadan Kareem’ – US President Joe Biden greets Muslims on first day of Ramadan
World
April 13, 2021
‘Ramadan Kareem’ – US President Joe Biden greets Muslims on first day of Ramadan
United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on Tuesday greeted Muslims around the world on the occasion…
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty…
Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren
Middle East
April 8, 2021
Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of…