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Egypt's Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East's largest cathedral

Egypt inaugurated a massive cathedral under heavy security on Coptic Christmas Eve.

Egypt's Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East's largest cathedral
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria listens as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks before mass at the newly inaugurated Cathedral of Nativity. Source: AAP

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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 symbolic message of tolerance in the predominantly Muslim nation.

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