Constructed in 879, Cairo's oldest surviving mosque in its original form was built to accommodate the Tulunid Dynasty founder, Ahmad Ibn Tulun, and his entire army during Friday prayers. His mosque ...

Italian researchers claim the vanished city could contain 'the fabled Hall of Records', a long-rumoured library that promises ...

Bureaucratic restrictions challenge Christians in Egypt hoping to build new churches. They are often treated as second-class ...

Mesopotamia, located in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was one of the cradles of civilization around 6000 years ago and the birthplace of the first writing system. Each ...