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 ...

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

A group of Czech legislators marked Jerusalem Day on Wednesday with a special event in the Czech parliament in a strong show of support from one of Israel’s top European allies. The fifth annual ...

Earlier this week, far-right Israelis assaulted Palestinians and recited inflammatory chants in Jerusalem during the provocative annual "Flag March". The UAE said such scenes in Jerusalem were ...

A few hundred people gather in downtown Jerusalem for an interfaith march for peace and human rights, organized by several rights groups and religious organizations to mark 600 days since the ...

In the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Israeli police forces also demolished a structure in the Ein Al-Luzah area. The structure belonged to Palestinian resident Isahaq Odeh, who, according ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - On Monday, May 26, 2025, right-wing Israeli residents, accompanied by thousands of armed police, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and United Nations Relief and Works Agency ...

Young Israelis celebrate the anniversary of the Israeli army's capture of East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War in 1967, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025. AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS The two ...