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Jordan recalls envoy to Israel over mosque clashes
World
November 5, 2014
Jordan recalls envoy to Israel over mosque clashes
Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday after police clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians inside the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound…
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque compound
World
October 31, 2014
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Israel decided Thursday evening to reopen Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound hours after ordering its closure and following Arab and US calls for…
Kenya frees 41 charged after extremist mosque raid
World
February 26, 2014
Kenya frees 41 charged after extremist mosque raid
A Kenyan court Wednesday dropped charges against 41 men and released on bail 29 others arrested earlier this month during…
West Bank mosque partly torched in suspected settler attack
World
January 15, 2014
West Bank mosque partly torched in suspected settler attack
A mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was partly set on fire on Wednesday in what Palestinian residents said was…
Minister: Government mosques now exclusive for al-Azhar-appointed preachers
Egypt
September 13, 2013
Minister: Government mosques now exclusive for al-Azhar-appointed preachers
Islamic Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to allow only preachers employed by al-Azhar to deliver sermons at ministry-run…
Pro-army Friday sermon stirs anger
Egypt
August 23, 2013
Pro-army Friday sermon stirs anger
Clashes broke out between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy and other citizens at al-Fath Mosque in Shubra, Cairo after…
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
World
August 15, 2012
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least…
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
World
August 8, 2012
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
ABUJA — Gunmen killed three people in an attack on a mosque in the Nigerian town of Okene on Tuesday,…
Ministry suspends Beni Suef imam for urging congregation to vote for Morsy
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Ministry suspends Beni Suef imam for urging congregation to vote for Morsy
The Endowments Ministry office in Beni Suef has suspended a local imam and referred him to an internal investigation after…
New mosque attack as Israel moves on settler outpost
World
December 15, 2011
New mosque attack as Israel moves on settler outpost
JERUSALEM — Extremist vandals on Thursday torched another mosque in the latest "price tag" reprisal attack as Israeli troops demolished…