General view of the historical mosque of al-Zahir Baybars Mosque, in Cairo CAIRO (Reuters) - A 13th century mosque that fell into disrepair after being used over the years as a soap factory, a ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has inaugurated a newly restored Ottoman mosque, built by the 16th century governor Suleyman Pasha al-Khadim, that lies within the citadel that has dominated Cairo's skyline ...

Last Friday, a prominent Al-Azhar cleric, Ismail el-Diftar delivered the sermon at one of Egypt’s most prominent mosques, Cairo’s Amr ibn al-Aas Mosque, built by the Muslim general who first conquered ...

CAIRO – Egypt's president is inaugurating a new cathedral for the Coptic Orthodox Church and one of the region's largest mosques. Sunday's opening ceremony is a highly symbolic gesture at a time when ...

Vivid, dark red splotches of blood show where people were shot and killed by the hundreds inside Egypt's al Rawda Mosque during midday prayer last Friday. A 17-year-old boy, who requested anonymity ...

Constructed in 879, Cairo's oldest surviving mosque in its original form was built to accommodate the Tulunid Dynasty founder, Ahmad Ibn Tulun, and his entire army during Friday prayers. His mosque ...

Cairo- Mosques reopened on Saturday in Egypt after a three-month shutdown as the country relaxed restrictions imposed to contain an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The government has allowed daily ...

Egypt’s Grand Mufti on Saturday condemned the terrorist bombing that struck a mosque in Homs in central Syria, describing the ...

At least 800 people have been killed in Egypt since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi last month and the subsequent protests launched by his supporters. Yesterday, a Cairo mosque was the scene of ...

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