Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar and Pope Shenouda III both spoke in a lecture entitled: "Religions, a source for values - A future vision". At the conclusion of the lecture, His Holiness [the Pope] said: "Being here with His Eminence the Grand Sheikh of the Azhar is the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2000
A schedule of a visit of Pope John Paul II to Egypt is given.
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
The Vatican officially announced during a press conference the date and program of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Egypt. The 3-day visit will start on 25 February, during which the Pope will meet with President Hosni Mubarak ... The Pope will also meet with His Eminence the Grand Sheikh of the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000
Robin Cook, the British Foreign Minister, has praised the friendship and tolerance between religions in Egypt. In a special statement to Rose El-Youssef, Cook said that he felt very comforted visiting the area of old Cairo, where mosques are so close to churches...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2000
Yesterday, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh Al-Azhar met with Mr. Robin Cook, the British foreign affairs minister. He confirmed that Islam stresses the fact that all people came from one father and mother. God created us in order to know and coexist with each other...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
The participants in the symposium entitled "Religions are the source of principles" confirmed that all the heavenly religions call for justice, tolerance and good behavior.
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2000
Dr. Atef Ebeid, the prime minister, concerning the incidents of Al-Kosheh in Sohag, declared that the country will harshly strike any attempt that calls for destroying the stability of the country and everyone who was behind Al-Kosheh incidents will be presented to court according to the results...
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2000
Subtitle: A meeting this morning headed by Dr. Ebeid to discuss the restoration of Al-Kosheh
Dr. Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister [of Egypt] has stressed the necessity of holding an intellectual meeting between the Muslim scholars and Christian priests in Egypt. He said that the meeting will aim to...
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2000
The grand imam Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, met the Vatican delegation which is visiting Egypt in order to prepare for the visit of Pope John II, the Pope of the Vatican, to Egypt on February 24 [, 2000].
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Throughout the past week, the tragic and highly-deplorable events in the southern Egyptian village of al-Koshh still made news and it has been the topic of every talk either in Egypt or outside it. However, Every Egyptian, be he a Muslim or Copt, rejects such catastrophic events.