Ministry of Religious Endowments
Arrested Endowments Ministry official wanted in 3 other cases: investigations
Egypt
February 3, 2016
Arrested Endowments Ministry official wanted in 3 other cases: investigations
Giza Security Directorate investigations revealed that the director general of Giza's Endowments Department, who was recently arrested in connection with…
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Employees from Religious Endowments Ministry demand better work conditions
Workers from the Religious Endowments Ministry (MRE) protested outside Abdin Palace on Sunday, demanding permanent contracts and delayed dues dating back to…
Shagarat Maryam residents threatened with eviction by Endowments Ministry
Egypt
September 8, 2012
Shagarat Maryam residents threatened with eviction by Endowments Ministry
Residents of Shagarat Maryam in the Matareya suburb of Cairo are being threatened with eviction by the Ministry of Religious…
Salafi nominee for religious endowments minister denies Shater behind nomination
Egypt
July 28, 2012
Salafi nominee for religious endowments minister denies Shater behind nomination
Mohamed Yousry Ibrahim, a nominee for minister of religious endowments in the new cabinet, denied on Saturday that Muslim Brotherhood…
Ministry calls on presidential candidates not to campaign in mosques
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Ministry calls on presidential candidates not to campaign in mosques
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed al-Qousy has appealed to all presidential candidates not to violate the sanctity of mosques in…
MP calls for endowments minister to be questioned over corruption
Egypt
April 7, 2012
MP calls for endowments minister to be questioned over corruption
Wafd Party MP Mostafa al-Nowaihy demanded Saturday that the People's Assembly Saturday question the minister of religious endowments over what…
Ministry of Religious Endowments oversteps authority by disrupting film production
Cinema/TV
March 8, 2012
Ministry of Religious Endowments oversteps authority by disrupting film production
In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has refused to issue a permit that…
Al-Azhar reform draft law stirs controversy
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Al-Azhar reform draft law stirs controversy
The draft bill proposed by leaders of Al-Azhar to reform the oldest Sunni Muslim institution has sparked controversy among some…
Police use force to break up imam sit-in in downtown Cairo
Egypt
May 31, 2011
Police use force to break up imam sit-in in downtown Cairo
Police on Tuesday used force to break up a sit-in organized by imams who say they were prevented from working…
Egypt attempts to secure historic mosques against theft
Art news
May 25, 2011
Egypt attempts to secure historic mosques against theft
The Ministry of Antiquities and the Ministry of Religious Endowments agreed on Tuesday to hire a specialized company to secure…