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World
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International
1/18/2022 6:56:09 PM
Catalonia will on Friday lift a Covid-19 curfew imposed just before Christmas but other social distancing measures will remain in force in the northern Spanish region.
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Antiquities
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Coptic
1/9/2022 3:55:55 PM
In celebration of Coptic Christmas and coinciding with the launch of the fourth World Youth Forum, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is organising a temporary exhibit at Sharm El-Sheikh Museum under the title ‘The Holy Family’s Trail in Egypt.’
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World
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Region
1/8/2022 1:25:45 PM
Ethiopia’s government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray party officials, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke of reconciliation for Orthodox Christmas.
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World
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Africa
1/7/2022 9:37:42 PM
Ethiopia's government on Friday announced an amnesty for some of the country's most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray party officials, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke of reconciliation for Orthodox Christmas.
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Egypt
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Society
1/7/2022 7:58:00 PM
“This year we are delighted. Although attendance is still limited at churches, at least we are allowed to go,” said Marina Gamil, a Coptic Orthodox Christian, adding that churches are doing their best to maximise in-person attendance, including adding outdoor seating.
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Egypt
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Politics
1/6/2022 8:07:29 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended on Thursday the Christmas mass ceremony held by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church at the Nativity of the Christ Cathedral at the New Administrative Capital.
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Egypt
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Society
1/5/2022 8:05:22 PM
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly paid a visit on Wednesday to the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo to offer Christmas greetings to Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Egyptian cabinet announced.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/4/2022 8:34:05 PM
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World
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International
1/4/2022 8:14:23 PM
Clearing weather over much of the eastern United States raised hopes that air-travel disruptions will ease after a dreadful start to the new year.
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Egypt
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Society
1/4/2022 7:32:55 PM
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb and Religious Endowments (Awqaf) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday paid a visit to the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo to offer greetings to Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church on the occasion of Christmas.
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Egypt
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Society
1/4/2022 12:13:00 PM
Thursday 6 January will be a paid day off for public sector workers on the occasion of the Coptic Orthodox Christmas, which falls on 7 January, according to a decree issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
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World
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International
1/3/2022 8:26:40 PM
Dutch schools will reopen next week as planned after a longer than usual Christmas holiday, the government announced Monday, despite rising infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
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World
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International
1/2/2022 11:02:06 PM
Wintry weather combined with the pandemic to frustrate air travelers whose return flights home from the holidays were canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year.
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World
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International
1/2/2022 7:06:20 PM
The UK government has been making contingency plans in case hospitals, schools and other workplaces are hit by major staff shortages amid the country's record-breaking spike in coronavirus infections.
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Egypt
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Society
1/2/2022 5:46:00 PM
Like Orthodox churches around the world, Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian Calendar.
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Egypt
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Society
12/31/2021 4:57:00 PM
You know it's that time of the year when you see all those lights hanging throughout Shubra's main commercial streets, on the buildings, and across shop windows. It's Christmas time.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
12/30/2021 9:25:38 PM
In celebration of Christmas, the ambassador of Egypt in Belgrade Amr Aljowaily held an event titled ‘Cultural Heritage of Egypt: Journey of the Holy Family, Churches and Monasteries’, which featured photos, booklets, and documentaries on the architecture of Egyptian churches and encouraged Serbian tourists to visit them.
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Egypt
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Society
12/30/2021 4:45:53 PM
Egypt's Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb greeted Thursday Pope Francis of the Vatican, head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I as well as all Christians around the world on the occasion of Christmas.
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Egypt
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Society
12/30/2021 10:58:46 AM
Egypt’s Interior Minister Mahmoud Tawfik raised the national security alert to the highest level ahead of New Year and Christmas celebrations.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
12/29/2021 3:51:22 PM
In many parts of the world, it is not Christmas until people can have their fun playing in the snow!
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