Al-Azhar

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…

Hundreds of Al-Azhar University students demonstrated on campus Monday in support of President Mohamed Morsy’s constitutional declaration and his decision…

  Police stopped a number of Egyptian Shias from entering the Hussein mosque in Cairo Saturday afternoon, to celebrate the…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb has renewed his call for rival Palestinian factions to achieve reconciliation in order to face…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa visited Pope Tawadros II Wednesday to congratulate him on being…

Mohamed Abdel Salam, adviser to the Al-Azhar grand sheikh and a member of the Constituent Assembly, said representatives of Egyptian…

The three Egyptian churches’ decision to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly is final, said church leaders on Monday. Bishop Morcos,…