The Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem (Ḥāraṫ al-Muslimīn in Arabic) is the biggest and most populated quarter of the four main quarters of Jerusalem. It’s located in the Northeastern corner of the Old City ...

Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan's King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war. The pope met with the king of Jordan — ...

May 11 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arrived on Monday in Jerusalem, a city revered by all three great monotheistic religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Here are some facts about religion and the ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Sunday arrested and later released a senior Muslim cleric who helps administrate a sacred compound in the Old City, two days after he re-opened a mosque sealed ...

People walk ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Muslim worshippers hold the "Taraweeh" evening prayer of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa compound JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will permit some Muslims ...

- Attendees hail Jordan’s vital role in supporting Palestinians, stress importance of Hashemite Custodianship of Jerusalem's Muslim, Christian holy sites- Jerusalem Waqf, Al Aqsa Mosque Affairs ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia -- Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic ...

Ayman Oghanna for NPR Jewish revelers in a Purim parade pass protesters holding placards marking the days since hostages from Israel have been held by Hamas. Outside the church of Gethsemane, ...

For Palestinian Muslims and Christians, the creation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, on the land of historic ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued a surprise presidential decree relieving the Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, of his duties, saying that he had reached the pension age.

Meshaal outlined Hamas's strategic roadmap, emphasizing the liberation of Jerusalem and rejection of foreign control.