CAIRO: Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb received Ambassador of the Holy See to Egypt Michael Fitzgerald in Cairo Yesterday, Thursday, November 3. Fitzgerald congratulated al-Tayeb on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, a four-day Islamic religious feast beginning Sunday. Al-Azhar issued a statement saying the Grand Imam welcomed the ambassador as a friend and not because of his official post. They congratulated and welcomed each other. The Grand Imam thanked the ambassador for his visit.