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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/6/2025 6:53:14 PM
Abeer Ghazzawi had little time to visit her two sons' graves for Eid al-Adha holiday before Israeli soldiers cleared the cemetery near the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/6/2025 2:50:48 PM
Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the Israeli genocidal war will end soon.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
6/5/2025 10:19:18 PM
Technology is quietly reshaping how people prepare, celebrate, and even emotionally connect with one of Islam’s holiest traditions, writes Omneya Yousry
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
6/5/2025 10:18:10 PM
Egyptian pilgrims have been setting off for the hajj this week, part of which falls on the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
6/5/2025 3:35:36 PM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
6/5/2025 2:23:13 PM
The Eid Al-Adha holiday provides a quarter of the hides needed for Egypt’s leather industry
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Business
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Economy
6/2/2025 1:57:07 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stated Monday that all banks in Egypt will be closed for five days starting Thursday on the occasion of Arafat Day and Eid Al-Adha for the Hijri year 1446 AH.
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Egypt
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Society
6/1/2025 7:12:32 PM
Minister of Labour Mohamed Gobran announced on Sunday that private sector workers will receive paid leave for Eid al-Adha, from Thursday, 5 June, to Monday, 9 June, according to a statement issued by the ministry.
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Egypt
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Society
5/29/2025 6:35:00 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a five-day paid holiday for public sector employees to mark Eid Al-Adha.
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Business
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Economy
4/23/2025 7:28:44 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that Labour Day, which falls on Thursday, 1 May, will be a paid holiday for banks in Egypt.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
4/19/2025 4:27:36 PM
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee visited the Western Wall on Friday, the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem’s Old City. He inserted a prayer into the wall, which he said was handwritten by US President Donald Trump. "Those are his initials, D.T.,“ said Huckabee while showing the note to the media.
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Egypt
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Society
4/13/2025 6:08:44 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a decree designating Monday, 21 April 2025, as an official paid holiday for employees in ministries, government agencies, public authorities, local administrative units, public sector companies, state-owned enterprises, and the private sector in celebration of Sham El-Nessim.
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Egypt
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Tourism
4/9/2025 2:11:54 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy recently issued a ministerial decree streamlining the conditions and regulations for licensing holiday home rentals, a relatively new form of tourist accommodation in Egypt.
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World
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Region
4/5/2025 5:27:41 PM
Iran’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday, costing over 1 million rials for a single greenback as tensions between Tehran and Washington likely will push it even lower.
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Antiquities
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Museums
4/2/2025 7:23:17 PM
Museums and archaeological sites across Egypt saw a significant surge in visitors during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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World
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Region
4/1/2025 2:42:20 PM
Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/30/2025 1:30:29 PM
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israeli war. Israeli strikes overnight into Sunday killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, health officials said.
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Egypt
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Society
3/30/2025 12:08:16 AM
Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta, the country's authority on Islamic rulings, has sought to clarify confusion over its announcement that Eid Al-Fitr will begin on Monday, 31 March following differing calculations from the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), which had stated the holiday would fall on Sunday.
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World
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Region
3/29/2025 5:30:12 PM
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday, 30 March, after sighting the crescent moon, while Oman has announced that the holiday will begin a day later.
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World
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Region
3/29/2025 1:14:14 PM
The US embassy in Syria has warned its citizens of an "increased possibility" of attacks during the holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the coming days.
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