Al-Azhar

Egypt's Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb enjoyed a close relationship with Pope Francis

Live Story

Egypt's Grand Imam praises Pope Francis for Gaza support

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Hamas have joined the chorus of voices commemorating the life of Pope Francis, who died on Monday.

The New Arab Staff

21 April, 2025

Egypt

Live Story

Egypt's Al-Azhar calls for enforcing lasting Gaza ceasefire

Thaer Mansour

28 March, 2024

Live Story

Egypt’s Azhar supports South Africa's ICJ genocide case

Thaer Mansour

12 January, 2024

Egypt

Live Story

Egypt ‘strongly condemns’ Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

Nabila El-Gaafary

18 October, 2023

Guinea

Live Story

Guinean cycles 4,000km for 'dream' place at Egypt's Al-Azhar

The New Arab Staff

23 September, 2023

Still from Tarek Salah's Cairo Conspiracy

Film, TV & Music

Live Story

Tarik Saleh's Cairo Conspiracy laments the loss of innocence

Ouissal Harize

14 April, 2023

Egypt

Live Story

Azhar's first female advisor accused of Brotherhood links

Thaer Mansour

29 September, 2022

The Quran is believed by Muslims to be the word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad [Getty]

Egypt

Live Story

Quran predicted Facebook, internet says Egyptian preacher

The New Arab Staff

23 May, 2022

Al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt

Live Story

Al-Azhar lashes out at LGBTQ+ people, gay marriage

The New Arab Staff

07 December, 2021

Ahmed al-Tayyeb (Anadolu)

Live Story

Grand Mufti of Egypt's Al-Azhar to meet Sistani in Iraq

The New Arab Staff

19 October, 2021

Cairo

Live Story

Al-Azhar scholars hope Islam's tolerance survives Taliban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 September, 2021

tarawih yemen

Yemen

Live Story

Top Islamic authority condemns Houthi ban on Ramadan prayers

The New Arab Staff

02 May, 2021

marriage egypt

Muslim.

Live Story

Al-Azhar professor says comments on inter-faith marriage were misunderstood

The New Arab Staff

20 November, 2020

Ahmed El-Tayeb - Getty

Muslim

Live Story

Azhar's top sheikh slams France's 'systemic Islamophobia'

The New Arab Staff

25 October, 2020

Al-Azhar -Getty

Sisi

Sisi the so-called secularist sets his sights on Al-Azhar

Sam Hamad

30 July, 2020

Azhar_Tayeb

UAE

Live Story

Egypt top cleric says polygamy is 'injustice' for women

The New Arab

04 March, 2019

azhar hamas chiefal

Live Story

Hamas chief meets the Sheikh of al-Azhar in Cairo

The New Arab

08 February, 2019