Israeli police begin to take their positions in front of the mosque and around the Dome of the Rock, in preparation for the arrival of dozens of nationalist and religious Israeli Jews.

Palestinian demonstrators near the Dome of the Rock at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem April 7. (Mahmoud Illean/AP) ...

Muslims walk next to the Dome of Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Image: Mahmoud Illean/AP ...

On the grounds of the Al-Aqsa complex, one of the most revered places in Islam and Judaism, a delicate balance that governs this holy site is under strain.

Even in quieter years, al-Aqsa is a Ramadan tinderbox. Clashes here have been a repeated flash point for war.

The ministry responded to a video released by the Israeli extremist group “Temple Mount Activists” that depicted Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock engulfed in flames, with captions ...

Palestinians play in the snow outside the Dome of the Rock mosque (top L) at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam’s third holiest site, following a snow storm on February 20, 2015, in Jerusalem's ...

The dome tops a mosque modelled on the shrine in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem that is believed to be where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven on a winged horse.

The Western Wall is one of the most sacred and contested religious sites in the world. Originally a retaining wall for the Second Temple, it has become a focal point of Jewish prayer and identity. But ...

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the extremist incitement by Israeli settler organisations calling for the destruction of Al Aqsa Mosque and Qubbat Al Sakhrah (Dome of the Rock).The ...