For the second consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces continue to close the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in a new escalation aimed at asserting control over the mosque and erasing its Islamic identity.

Gov. Josh Shapiro joins an iftar, an evening meal to break fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in North Philly. (Sandra Jones/WHYY) According to Asif Hussain, ...

A security guard for a Frisco mosque was stabbed Saturday night during prayer. Officials at the Islamic Center said Omar Yaqoob was performing “Isha Salah,” one of the five daily prayers for ...

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. In a brief statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Endowment ...

The Al Wakra Municipality, in co-operation with the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, has launched a project to convert one of Al Wakra's mosques into a sustainable green mosque.

Syrian contractor discovers ancient Byzantine tomb complex during construction Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib ...

In recent months, they have raised the Israeli flag and regularly performed Jewish religious practices in the eastern section of the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex, in an area known as Bab al-Rahma.

Israel placed restrictions on the number of Palestinian worshippers able to visit occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers for a second week in a row. Amid hostilities with Iran ...

While the mosque reopened for Eid al Adha prayers on June 6, it remains under renovation and is not yet being used for daily prayers. The new space will also offer education and religious programs ...

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A construction worker has unearthed a 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb complex in the war-torn province of Idlib, northern Syria. The discovery occurred in Maarat al-Numan, a town of strategic ...

Mohammed Hanif Khan will serve 13 years in prison plus a further three years on licence for a series of sex attacks on the victim more than a quarter of a century ago. Khan, 57, of Blagden Street ...