Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said his ministry will tak advantage of Pope Francis’s video, during which he highlighted Egypt’s role and stances, in addition to his photos with Egyptian children and al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, in order to promote tourism in Egypt through social media. “We should thank the political leadership for its role in making the Pope’s visit to Egypt success,” Rashed added. The 80-year-old pontiff landed in Cairo on Friday before meeting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and then Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, one of the Muslim world's leading authorities. Pope Francis urged tolerance and denounced "demagogic" populism and violence committed in God's name on Friday, as he visited Egypt to promote dialogue with Muslims and support its embattled Christian minority. His visit came as Egypt's Coptic Christians reel from a series of terrorist suicide bombings in December and April that killed dozens of worshippers.

Source: Egypt Independent April 30, 2017 11:03 UTC