Head of leading Islamic institute Al-Azhar calls on political powers to attend reconciliation talks.

The head of Egypt's leading Islamic authority Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has begun calling on political powers and public figures to attend a national reconciliation meeting later this week.

The exact date of the forum, spearheaded by the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, has not been announced yet.

According to the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, on Sunday, Al-Azhar would call the figures it wants at the meeting to "discuss them in preparation for the national reconciliation meeting."

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