Friday Prayer
Each year, Egypt and the Armed Forces observe Veteran Warrior and Martyr's Day on March 9th, commemorating the sacrifice of former army chief of staff, Lieutenant General Abdel-Moneim Riad, who gave his life in defense of the homeland on the same day in 1969, Egypt’s news agency MENA reported.
The 10th of Ramadan's victory corresponds to October 6 War, 1973 where Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria defeated the Israeli forces mostly in Sinai and the Golan.
First Undersecretary of the Awqaf Ministry Gaber Tayea Youssef stressed that efforts to disinfect mosques nationwide are still going on.
After five months of almost total suspension of Muslim’s Friday prayer due to spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli said big mosques that can maintain coronavirus preventive measures can receive worshippers for the Friday prayer starting August 28.
The Head of the Evangelical Church Zaki ensured that attention and caution must be taken in the coming period to avoid any new infections with Coronavirus.
The statement ensured that all precautionary measures to protect against Corona pandemic will be taken.
Egyptian Minister of Awqaf [Endowment] Mohamed Mukhtar stated on Saturday that Egypt has no need now to cancel Friday prayer for coronavirus outbreak.
Egyptian Imam Mostafa al- Laboudi led the first Friday prayer in the holy month of Ramadan at Bajrakli Mosque, the oldest archaeological mosque in Belgrade.
Egyptian national TV will transmit the weekly Friday prayer services from a mosque in Shalatin, near the border between Egypt and Sudan, from the standpoint that Halayeb and Shalatin are Egyptian territory.
