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Egyptian, Ethiopian churches clash over Deir al-Sultan in Jerusalem

May 8, 2021 CAIRO Two deputies in the Egyptian parliament   Amr Darwish and Imad Khalil   made urgent statements May 4 addressed to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in regard to what they described as “ongoing provocations by the Ethiopian monks toward the Egyptian monks in Jerusalem.” In their statements, the parliamentarians demanded Shoukry to “inform them of the measures taken by his ministry to defend the rights of Egypt, and the rights of the Egyptian monks in Deir al-Sultan in Jerusalem.” This comes in the wake of the renewed crisis at the Deir al-Sultan monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem after Ethiopian monks erected a tent and raised the flag of their country inside, Sky News Arabia reported April 30. They noted that the monastery is owned by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, so this action has greatly angered the Egyptian monks.

Watch: Places of worship organise COVID-19 vaccination drive in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: Places of worship across Abu Dhabi have been collaborating with Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre to offer COVID-19 vaccines to community members. The vaccination campaigns have been organised as a show of unity against the pandemic. On Monday, Abu Dhabi Media Office released a video on social media platforms, showing scenes from the various vaccination drives. Leaders speak Over the last few weeks, leaders of diverse faith communities have called upon residents, urging them to vaccinate against COVID-19. Orado Sarkis, religious leader at the Armenian Church in Abu Dhabi, said he chose to vaccinate in order to live safely and protect the community.

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