CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s largest church and mosque in the New Administrative Capital on Sunday, the eve of Coptic Christmas, in a message of tolerance in the predominantly Muslim country. Copts, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, were due hold a midnight mass in the Cathedral of the Nativity, billed by the government as the Middle East’s largest church, a few hours after the inauguration. Foreign dignitaries and officials including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit flanked Sisi at the opening, state television showed. “Excited to see our friends in Egypt opening the biggest Cathedral in the Middle East. Contractors have been clearing debris from the perimeter of the cathedral in the last two weeks in preparation for its grand opening.

Source: Pakistan Today January 07, 2019 05:26 UTC