Al-Azhar

Al-Azhar, the highest religious institution in the Sunni Muslim world, said it had agreed with Egyptian churches to maintain Egypt’s…

Al-Azhar, which is considered the largest Islamic institution in the Sunni Muslim world, expressed in a statement on Sunday its…

Al-Azhar, Egypt's leading Sunni Islam authority, has urged the Muslim Brotherhood to renounce violence as protesters continue to engage in…

Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Gehad al-Haddad has said that the Islamist group is willing to negotiate a way out of Egypt's…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has begun contacting political parties, Al-Fagr reported Saturday, in an attempt to hold a joint…

Al-Azhar has received several requests from university professors and some members of the Islamic Research Complex to annul Qatar-based Egyptian…

The Egyptian Dar al-Ifta, an educational institute founded to represent Islam, warned on Monday against what it described as “the…

A statement issued by the Muslim Brotherhood said the group will not offer its opinion on initiatives proposed for the…

Dubai has named the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Islamic figure of the year.   The decision was approved…

Clashes erupted before Friday prayers between hundreds of residents of the Gamaliya neighborhood and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy…