Al-Azhar

Officials went to the drawing board with a controversial law on  sukuk , or Islamic-sanctioned bonds, that was set to…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb will meet with Iran’s foreign minister in Cairo on Thursday afternoon. State-run news agency MENA…

Members at Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy have rejected a Finance Ministry-proposed bill sanctioning the introduction of Islamic financial bonds, saying…

Egyptian Catholics celebrated Christmas Monday night at the Virgin Mary Cathedral in Nasr City amid tight security measures.

Al-Azhar on Wednesday urged Egyptians to participate in the referendum on the new constitution on 15 and 22 December, stressing…

Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy, the body in charge of handing down fatwas, called on the president to freeze his recent…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb described talk shows aired on the Egyptian satellite channels as “lacking direction and not leading…

The grand sheikh of Al-Azhar held a meeting to discuss ways to resolve the current political crisis stemming from President…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called on President Mohamed Morsy to prioritize the rule of law and work for a…

Yemen’s minister of religious endowments on Wednesday called on Al-Azhar to issue a religious edict that bans using the narcotic…