What Had Never Been Said In Saudi Arabia. A First For Tauran
By Sandro Magister
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has been in the capital of Saudi Arabia since April 13, and will stay there until April 20, thereby repaying the visit made to the Vatican on September 20, 2017, by the secretary general of the Muslim World League, the sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa.
Welcomed by Prince Muhammad bin Abdurrahman bin Abdulaziz, vice-governor of Riyadh, Cardinal Tauran gave at the headquarters of the Muslim League, during his meeting with the sheikh Al-Issa, an address without precedent in the history of relations between Christianity and Islam, not because of the things that were said but because of the place where they were pronounced.
The U.S. military remains mired in countless wars in the Greater Middle East. Ironically – and tragically – it tends to combat Islamists that Washington either armed or birthed.
We, Americans, truly are a strange lot. Our government in Washington – ostensibly representative of "We the People" – speaks of peace, but wages endless war, prattles on about "freedom," but backs absolute monarchs and authoritarian strongmen the world over. A bipartisan array of politicians warns of the evils of radical Islamic (though Islamist is more accurate) terrorism; and yet, truthfully, the US once supported and/or funded those same extremists not too long ago. In some cases, and certain circumstances, it backs them still; until, that is, all those guns are turned on the US military, or those fighters threaten Washington’s (ever shifting) "interests."
Police outside the supermarket in Trèbes, southern France. An armed man initially took eight people hostage. Photograph: AP
An undated picture of Radouane Lakdim. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
A gendarme who exchanged himself for a hostage during the French supermarket siege has died, bringing the number of victims to four. Police shot dead the attacker after a series of attacks claimed by Islamic State in Carcassonne, southern France, that culminated in the three-hour hostage-taking.
Mass inside the Arch Angel Michael Cathedral Asyut, EgyptRFI/ Pedro Costa Gomes
As Egypt's elections kick off on Monday 26 March for the next three days, Rfi goes to the southern city of Asyut, which has one of the largest Coptic populations in the country, to see if efforts by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have been effective in ensuring the safety of the Copts after recent terrorist attacks. Photos by Pedro Costas Gomes.
Egyptian expats participation in presidential elections is historic: Copts for the Homeland
Hend El-Behary
The participation of Egyptians inside and outside the country is a national duty
The president of the General Union of ‘Copts for the Homeland’ Karim Kamal said that the participation of Egyptian expats in the 2018 presidential elections is ‘historic’ and the scene of voters lining up in queues will be recorded in history.
Kamal praised the participation of Egyptians in Gulf countries and the United States saying that the number exceeded all the expectations.
تعلن القنصلية العامة لجمهورية مصر العربية عن وصول لجنة مصلحة الأحوال المدنية لإستخراج بطاقات الرقم القومى للسيدات والسادة المواطنين المقيمين فى المملكة المتحدة،وسيبدأ عمل اللجنة يوم الأربعاء 14 مارس وينتهى يوم الأحد 18 مارس من الساعة التاسعة والنصف صباحاً وحتى الساعة الخامسة والنصف مساءً بمقر القنصلية العامة وعنوانها:
Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in London
Isis fanatic tried to recruit children for 'death squad' to launch terror attacks in London
Umar Haque showed children Isis propaganda videos and made them act out terror attacks
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Heathrow Airport was on a long list of potential targets PA
An unqualified teacher has been convicted of trying to recruit an “army of children” to launch a series of Isis-inspired attacks on dozens of targets across London.
Umar Haque brainwashed young pupils he taught at an Islamic school and mosque and made them act out atrocities.
تهدى القنصلية العامة لجمهورية مصر العربية فى لندن أطيب تحياتها إلى جميع جمعيات وروابط الجالية المصرية فى المملكة المتحدة، وتتشرف بالإعلان عن وصول لجنة قضائية عسكرية تجنيدية إلى المملكة المتحدة لتسوية المواقف التجنيدية لأبناء الجالية المصرية ممن تجاوزوا سن الإمتناع عن التجنيد.
الزمان: من 10 إلى 18 مارس 2018
المكان: مقر مكتب الدفاع لسفارة جمهورية مصر العربية وعنوانه :
In connection with the statement issued by the State Information Service (SIS) about the BBC documentary report aired and published 23 February 2018 refuting the professional errors and violations as well as allegations it included on the situation in Egypt, especially regarding the “enforced disappearance” of citizen Zubeida, the State Information Services wishes to reiterate a range of issues:
No surprise here. “War is deceit,” said Muhammad. Ramadan was denied bail, so his lawyers attempted a subterfuge of ill-health to get him sprung. If he is released eventually on whatever pretext, he will likely leave France and get himself beyond the reach of the law.
“Medical report shows Tariq Ramadan’s health compatible with his continued detention,” Al Arabiya, February 20, 2018:
Muslim academic and rape-accused Tariq Ramadan will remain in custody following the emergence of new details related to the charges against him, according to Agence France-Presse.
The first mass held in the Church of the Martyrs of Faith and Homeland on 15th February, 2018. PICTURES: World Watch Monitor.
It is a special day for the Coptic community of Minya province, Upper Egypt, as a new church was inaugurated this morning in Al-Our village in remembrance of 20 Egyptian Copts and one Ghanaian Christian beheaded by the so-called Islamic State on the Libyan coast three years ago on Thursday.
يعلن تأييده ووقوفه جنبا الي جنب وفي نفس الخندق مع جيش مصر البار في العمليات العسكرية التي يخوضها لتطهير سيناء من الإرهابيين ونامل ايضا قريبا تطهير الداخل من الإرهابيين خاصة في صعيد مصر الذين يهددون السلم العام ويفرضون سطوتهم علي الاقباط المسالمين
