Al-Azhar

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…

Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy has said it is prohibited to attack army and army forces or facilities, hours after seven…

Al-Azhar sent an official letter to the Shura Council on Wednesday to state that three of its representatives had resigned,…

Egypt's most senior Muslim cleric, a leading voice of mainstream Sunni Islam across the Middle East, has condemned Shiites for…

Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah approved on Monday the Supreme State Funds Prosecution’s decision to keep a file open regarding charges…

The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb is facing pressure to halt issuing a document of women's rights from an…

Al-Azhar, the country’s leading Islamic authority, denounced on Tuesday two explosions that rocked the iconic Boston Marathon a day before,…

Pope Tawadros II called on Al-Azhar to expand its Family House initiative as part of efforts to boost patriotism and…

  Fifteen suspects were arrested in Khosous Saturday in connection with the deadline sectarian clashes that rocked the town last…