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Date of source: Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Egyptian-Turkish consultations with one another began on Wednesday May 5, 2021, at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry’s headquarters; the talks were the first of their kind since 2013. The Foreign Ministry said that the consultations will be led by Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ḥamdī...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced on Monday that Egypt has agreed to purchase 30 Dassault Rafale fighter jets worth 3.75 billion euros from France as part of Egypt’s ongoing strategy to modernize and upgrade its military systems. Egyptian military experts and analysts praised the deal.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rāniyā al-Mashāṭ said that Egypt has taken several steps to become a leader in transitioning to a green economy. The government has adopted an ambitious strategy for sustainable energy, which includes 691 environmentally friendly projects in the new and...
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2021
On April 20th, two weeks before World Press Freedom Day, the Supreme Council for Media gave media outlets the necessary licenses to work in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2021
Dr. Usāma ʿAbd al-Ḥayy, secretary general for the Egyptian Medical Syndicate, said that the fact that 500 doctors have now died from the Coronavirus is tragic, stressing that this number cannot be overlooked but was unfortunately expected.
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 2021
The Egyptian state is a unique example of co-existence between religions and national unity. It has strived to ingrain and promote tolerance, peace, and equality regardless of religion or creed. In light of these efforts, the media center for the Egyptian Cabinet has published a report that...
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 2021
Grand Imam and Shaykh of al-Azhar Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib said that calls to hold Islamic jurisprudence heritage infallible and equating it to Islamic Law [al-Sharīʿa] leads to the stagnation of contemporary modern jurisprudence. He added that this is a result of some people being bound – literally – to...
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 2021
The 28th Circuit Court has decided to place Maḥmūd ʿIzzat, acting Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, and four others on terrorist lists for their role in the case known in the media as "the Guidance Bureau Incidents." The ruling lasts five years from the date of its issuance.
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2021
Today, the United States recognized the Armenian genocide committed by the Turks. However, al-Azhar condemned the vicious crimes against the Armenians a hundred years ago in a fatwa, showcasing the moral role and social responsibility that al-Azhar had at the time.
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2021
Father Ibrām Imīl, papal deputy in Alexandria, said that Pope Tawāḍrūs II has concluded his visit to Alexandria following Palm Sunday mass at the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Bashāʾir al-Khayr 3 in the al-Qabārī district in the western part of the Alexandria governorate.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.