Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

The 1,400-year-old mosque’s minaret was destroyed, and parts of the structure were severely damaged. Other mosques damaged in the attacks include Sayed al-Hashim Mosque and Katib al-Wilaya Mosque.

but also mosques. The latter is due to a sharp rise ... and other circumstances accounted for about 47,000, more than double the estimate of 10,000 to 20,000 a decade earlier.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank destroyed a mosque in the occupied West Bank after setting fire to it on Sunday. The settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque in the Arab ...

The unusually direct U.S. intervention in Lebanon's sectarian politics appears aimed at capitalizing on shifts in the power balance in Lebanon and the wider Middle East, with Iran-backed Hezbollah ...

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Thursday a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi ...

An Israeli airstrike killed three Turkish citizens who attempted to cross illegally from Lebanon to Israel, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "We condemn in the strongest terms this ...

Al Habtoor withdrew investments in Lebanon on safety concerns Gulf has spurned Lebanon for years on Hezbollah influence Says will reconsider investing if Lebanon's security improves DUBAI ...

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Madinah, January 27, 2025, SPA -- The third group of participants in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Guests Program for Umrah and Visit departed Madinah today for Makkah to perform Umrah rituals ...

New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday to reflect on the moment one week ago when 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were killed. News Wrap: Dozens die when ferry ...

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