Eid El Fitr and Eid El-Adha. Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and is celebrated during the first three ...

Throughout the MENA region, once-mighty capitals shaped empires and cultures before being overshadowed by new power centers.

Here are the top 10 largest mosques in the world as of 2025, ranked by capacity and area: 1. Masjid al-Haram (The Great Mosque of Mecca), Saudi Arabia With a staggering capacity of over four million ...

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, built by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first President and the Founding Father of UAE, is a sight to behold. The mosque, one of the world's largest ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s ...

Influx of the faithful set to further grow as fasting month draws to a close Cairo: The Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest in the Saudi city of Mecca, received record numbers of worshippers and ...

It features Islamic design elements, including arches, vaulted ceilings, carved balconies One of the Grand Mosque's largest expansions, the project accommodates over two million worshippers.

The mosque sits in what used to be Chew Moor's Methodist Church, which closed down in 2023 thanks to a lack of attendance before being converted to an Islamic site of worship a year later. Next to it ...

Shahi Jama Masjid management committee president Zafar Ali was arrested on Sunday after being questioned in connection with the November 24 violence during a protest against a court-ordered survey of ...