Al-Aqsa Mosque

...archaeology, aesthetics and politics of the place that Jews revere as the location of their two ancient temples, and that now houses the Al Aksa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. The 400-page book appears at a time of...

In this article: Jerusalem, Islam, Temple Mount, Israel, Waqf, Archaeology, and Aesthetics

...the neighborhoods and West Bank settlements Israel would keep. A main conflict surrounds the key holy site in the Old City, where the Al Aqsa Mosque compound sits atop the ruins of the biblical Jewish Temples. Both sides claim sovereignty...

In this article: Jerusalem, Israel, UK, West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, and Mideast

In this article: Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Israel, Archaeologists, Judaism, and Prophet Muhammad

...with Jerusalem and accuse them of stealing Palestinian "cuisine, clothing, and architecture" while allegedly plotting to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque by tunneling under the Temple Mount--a sacred piece of real estate currently controlled by the...

In this article: Hamas, Israel, Saladin, United Nations, Jerusalem, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Hillary Clinton, and Mahmoud Abbas

Iranian hajj pilgrims carried out a ritual protest without incident on Thursday as millions of Muslims amassed for the peak of the world's largest annual pilgrimage. Ignoring Saudi warnings against political activity, the Iranians chanted...

In this article: Mecca, Jeddah, Muslim unity, and Allah

Jeddah, Nov 26 : Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca...

In this article: Islam, Mecca, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Eid al-Adha, and Gaza

Life in Jerusalem's city of three faiths Jerusalem's Old City is a district containing a number of holy sites venerated by Muslims, Christians and Jews. The BBC's Heather Sharp, who moved into a home within its walls last year, reports on...

In this article: Jerusalem, Holy Sepulchre, Arabic pop music, Judaism, Islam, Ramadan, and Western Wall

By Nidal al-Mughrabi Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded two others in a confrontation near a Gaza Strip border crossing Friday, the Israeli army and Palestinian medical workers said. A rocket fired from Gaza...

In this article: Gaza, Israel, Dog, Islam, and Hamas

JERUSALEM -- Israeli police firing stun grenades faced off Sunday against masked Palestinian protesters hurling stones and plastic chairs outside the Holy Land's most volatile shrine, where past violence has escalated into prolonged...

In this article: Jerusalem, Islamic, Ariel Sharon, and Israel

Arab unity put to severe test as Egypt and Algeria contest World Cup qualifier War of words could again spill over into violence as Arab rivals contest the last African slot An Algerian fan runs on to the field before the start of the...

In this article: World Cup, Egypt, Algeria, Cairo, Khartoum, Detainee, 2010 World Cup, and Alexandria