In the courtyard of the mosque, an unusual silence hangs over the 14-hectare complex ahead of dawn prayer, a time in which al-Aqsa is usually teeming with worshippers.

Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Omar Kiswani praised His Majesty King Abdullah II for protecting Christian holy sites in Palestine following an Israeli settler attack on Al-Khader Church and the ...

For Palestinian Muslims, praying at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is an important part of Ramadan. Those barred by Israel are finding ways to get there anyway. By Raja Abdulrahim JERUSALEM — Only ...

Director of Al Aqsa Mosque Omar Al Kiswani on Wednesday commended His Majesty King Abdullah’s steadfast efforts to safeguard Islamic and Christian holy sites in Palestine, particularly in light of ...

Israeli settlers and far-right activists, nearly always protected by the police, enter al-Aqsa Mosque on an almost daily basis, showing complete disregard to the site's Palestinian Muslim ...

The al-Aqsa mosque is the 3rd holiest Islamic site, but Instagram associated the hashtag with terrorism. The ongoing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories had killed 48 people as of ...

Palestinians react to stun grenades fired by Israeli police to clear the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem after clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Friday, May 7, 2021.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, April 5 – Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in force before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, drawing condemnation from Arab countries and a ...

The Al Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram al-Sharif, the sacred shrine of Muslims, is also the Har HaBayit – or Temple Mount – whose Western Wall is the holiest place in Judaism, a few steps away from the ...

In this context, for many Palestinians, Arabs, Muslims and people of conscience around the world, Al-Aqsa mosque represents more than just a 1, 400-year-old historic site, national landmark, and ...

Palestinians react to stun grenades fired by Israeli police after clashes at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on May 7, 2021. Maya Alleruzzo / AP The Al-Aqsa mosque compound is the third holiest site ...

Al-Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound stand at the focal point of the Arab-Israeli conflict because of their religious status in Islam ... A joint committee from Palestine, ...