Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism condemned an incident in the occupied West Bank in which Israeli settlers ...

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed El-Tayyeb said ongoing wars in the Middle East have had economic and social repercussions on ...

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Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates in the recent US-Israeli war against Iran is tantamount to ‘aiding the front of ...

After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican May 23. "The meeting is ...

Egypt's presidency pressured Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the world's foremost Islamic institution, to withdraw a statement condemning Israel's "genocidal starvation" of Gaza, sources ...

CAIRO, Egypt — During the sweaty morning commute through one of Cairo’s busiest subway stations, passengers can now find the answers to some of life’s thorniest dilemmas. Subscribe to read this story ...

CAIRO — They came by the thousands, pouring through the ancient stone archways and into the gleaming white marble courtyard of al-Azhar mosque. The faithful had come to pray, to hear a thundering ...

ROME — U.S. President Joe Biden joined Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar, in marking the International Day of Human Fraternity on Feb. 4, stating that faith demands ...