Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
Society
October 27, 2020
Top Muslim council to sue Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Mohamed cartoons
The Muslim Council of Elders, an independent body based in UAE capital Abu Dhabi, held an emergency meeting on Monday,…
Al-Azhar praises Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj pilgrimages
Society
June 23, 2020
Al-Azhar praises Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj pilgrimages
Al-Azhar, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, praised an unprecedented decision by Saudi authorities on Monday to limit the…
Religious leaders call for day of prayer to end coronavirus pandemic
Life & Style
May 2, 2020
Religious leaders call for day of prayer to end coronavirus pandemic
Composed of Muslim and Christian religious leaders, the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) on Saturday has called for May…
Egypt closes all mosques nationwide over coronavirus
Egypt
March 21, 2020
Egypt closes all mosques nationwide over coronavirus
Egypt’s Religious Endowments Ministry on Saturday issued an order to halt Friday prayers and congregational prayers, closing all mosques and…
Azhar scholars allow suspending Friday and congregation prayers
Egypt
March 15, 2020
Azhar scholars allow suspending Friday and congregation prayers
Al-Azhar’s Senior Scholars Authority, headed by Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, on Sunday allowed the suspension of Friday prayers and…
Mo Salah calls Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
Egypt
June 19, 2019
Mo Salah calls Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb received a phone call from Liverpool and national football team star Mohamed Salah on Tuesday…
Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace
Egypt
April 12, 2018
Sisi receives Portuguese president at Presidential Palace
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Thursday Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Presidential Palace as part of…
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb visited on Wednesday morning the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya for the occasion of Christmas.…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
Egypt
December 1, 2017
Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
The Gand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, performed Friday prayers at al-Rawda mosque, accompanied by the Endownents Minister, Mokhtar Gomaa,…
Inheritance rules ‘definative’ in Islam: Al-Azhar grand sheikh
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Inheritance rules ‘definative’ in Islam: Al-Azhar grand sheikh
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, stressed that the “inheritance rules” in Islam are clear and “definitive”, rejecting the Tunisian president’s…