Easter

Ryanair says quarterly profits boosted

London - Muslimchronicle

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair logged rebounding quarterly profits on Monday, aided by the timing of Easter, but added that the outlook remains clouded by Brexit. Earnings before tax, or net profit, rallied 55 percent to 397 million euros ($463 million) in the three months to June 30 from a year earlier, Ryanair said in a results statement. The performance wasRead more

Brexit: UK retail sales fall more than expected in May as inflation bites

London - AFP

Retail sales volumes fell 1.2 per cent in May, worse than the 0.8 per cent decline City economists had expected, according the Office for National Statistics. This followed a 2.5 per cent jump in the index in April, mainly owing to the timing of Easter and the month’s unusually warm weather. The annual rate of growth in May slipped to 0.9Read more

Christians mark Easter at site of Jesus's resurrection

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Thousands of Christians marked Jesus's resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the miracle occurred, with some prostrating themselves over his tomb and leaving in tears. Visitors and worshippers filed through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where tradition says Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected. It was the first Easter sinceRead more

Iraqi Christians celebrate Easter, dream of returning home

Tel Esqof (Iraq) - Arab today

Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by IS north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014. "God willing, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ will also mark the return and rising-up of the Christians in Iraq," said Kyriacos Isho, 75, who was accompanied by his 12 children and grandchildren atRead more

PM greets Pope Tawadros on Easter

Cairo - Arab Today

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail sent on Sunday a greeting cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on Easter. In the cable, the premier prayed to Allah to protect Egypt and its people and to achieve Egyptians' aspirations of development and prosperity. He also wished more security and stability in beloved Egypt. Source: MENARead more

political parties cannot keep disrupting Lebanon's performance over the excuse of reaching consensus

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Beirut - Arab Today

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rai called upon the political parties in Lebanon to rise above their private interests and accounts to be able to serve the public interest of the state its institutions and citizens. Rai addressed on Saturday the political parties in Lebanon in his Easter message by urging them to " 'cross' to a new lifeRead more

Waleed Tawfiq Cancels his concert in Egypt

Beirut - Michelle Hadad

Lebanese singer Waleed Tawfiq told “ Arab Today” that he cancelled his concert in Egypt for Easter on April 16 in solidarity with the Egyptian after the terrorist attack on Tanat and Alexandria churches, showing his grief and sympathy with the victims ,adding that terrorism has no religion, and he is against any act trying to preach our Arab unity.Read more

Hmadeh sets Easter vacation date for Public, Private schools

Beirut - Arab Today

Education Minister Marwan Hmadeh set Easter vacation date for Private and Public schools, high schools and technical colleges to be from Thursday 13 April 2017 morning to Wednesday 19 April 2017 evening. The vacation is announced in a memorandum issued on Thursday. source: NNARead more

El Hagar, Nancy and Dolly Shahin dominate Easter

Cairo - Sohair Mohammed

Many singers are getting ready to launch their albums in Easter ,as it is considered to be the best time to do so ,especially when the summer is going to be short and Ramadan is almost here, and these albums will have a variety of songs with different accents . In his up coming album “ pay attention “ AliRead more

Israeli archaeologists shine light on life in time of Christ

Beit Shemesh - Arab Today

The Israel Antiquities Authority on Sunday offered a rare glimpse into its storerooms, where staff said recent archaeological discoveries have cast new light on life at the time of Christ. The event was organised ahead of the upcoming Christian holiday of Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus following his crucifixion. Among finds from the first century AD discovered aroundRead more