"Mosques in Palestine in general and in Jerusalem in particular have been targets of a vicious campaign by the occupation authorities," says Muhammad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem in ...

A long-standing row between the Jerusalem municipality and Muslim officials over the decibel level of prayers emanating from the city’s mosques at prayer times intensified this week after ...

Haram al Sharif, which translates as The Noble Sanctuary in English, is a 36-acre site in the southeast corner of Jerusalem's Old City. The compound is home to two significant mosques, Al Aqsa and ...

JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli police raided Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday and attacked Palestinian worshippers, Palestinian media reported, raising fears of growing ...

Jews, by custom, pray facing Jerusalem, and in particular the Temple ... For Muslims, the Noble Sanctuary is the third-holiest site, after mosques in Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of ...