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 ...

How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.

An independent UN commission has determined that Israeli destruction of Gaza amounts to the crime against humanity of seeking ...

Documentary filmmaker Danae Elon’s new film 'Rule of Stone' explores the history behind Jerusalem’s architecture.

Below the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, Father Samuel Aghoyan views a quarry that was used as a Jewish cemetery during the time of Jesus. A nearby rock outcrop ...

Shaare Zedek Medical Center gets permission to double its capacity with a new facility and integration with Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center.

People across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside ...