Vast ceremonial spaces, a presidential palace and the largest mosque in Africa have been captured in these photographs of ...

World leaders and Palestinian representatives gathered in Cairo Friday morning for Yasser Arafat's military funeral service. The funeral came hours before chaotic scenes in the West Bank town of ...

Bus tours – like those offered by Memphis Tours and Egypt Tailor Made ... but the neighborhood's famous mosques are not situated within walking distance. Islamic Cairo is free to visit, although ...

At Sayeda Zeinab, neighbours join forces during Ramadan to serve meals, fostering community and compassion in Cairo.

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

Egypt condemned Sunday the deadly attack on a mosque in southwestern Niger that killed at least 44 people and injured 13, ...

Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, is a metropolis embedded in history ... Visitors can explore the hundreds of mosques, tombs, mansions, and madrasas (Islamic schools) in the area.

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Shennawy, said President El-Sisi inspected the mosque and was briefed by the head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority ...

Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.

Egypt condemned Sunday the deadly attack on a mosque in southwestern Niger that ... solidarity with the government and people of Niger. Cairo also reaffirmed its full support for Niger’s efforts ...