Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
As the war and regional escalation triggered by US-Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February and followed by Iranian retaliation across the region continue to unfold, this review examines the responses by al-Azhar, one of the most influential Sunni Muslim religious institutions in the Middle East. Led...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Al-Azhar held a celebration on Wednesday (February 4) to mark the International Day of Human Fraternity, commemorating the historic Document on Human Fraternity, signed by Grand Imām of Al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib and the late Pope Francis of the Vatican in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in...
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2025
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the affairs of the Holy See in the Vatican, announced in a statement the death of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church on Monday (April 21).
Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām welcomed a South African Council of Churches delegation at the Council's headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Shaykh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, met with Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shaykh Khalīfa bin Zāyīd Āl Nahyān, announced new legislation that will administer severe penalties and criminalize any act inciting religious hatred.
Date of source: Friday, March 15, 2024
The Abrahamic Family House celebrated its first anniversary since opening on Saʿdīyāt Cultural District in Abu Dhabi in February 2023.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The year 2023 has seen strenuous efforts by the Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, with the aim of activating the role of religious leaders in confronting global challenges and contributing to finding concrete solutions, namely in the climate change issue.
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2023
King ʿAbdullāh II of Jordan stated that climate change is exacerbating the challenges faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where hostilities between Israel and Ḥamās resumed on Friday after the expiry of a weeklong truce.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Egypt outlined 11 key objectives to achieve during its participation in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), hosted by the United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023.