Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the completion of multi-year renovations to the grand 14th-century mosque of Altunbugha al-Maridani in Historic Cairo.

The New Administrative Capital of Egypt has been purpose-built 45km (28 miles) east of Cairo. Its new Islamic Cultural Centre also includes the Grand Mosque, which covers more than 19,000 sq m and ...

Bus tours – like those offered by Memphis Tours and Egypt Tailor Made ... but the neighborhood's famous mosques are not situated within walking distance. Islamic Cairo is free to visit, although ...

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

The Museum of Prince Mohamed Ali’s Palace, located in Cairo’s Manial neighborhood, is a historical site that showcases the ...

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated Egypt's largest cathedral in the new administrative capital east of Cairo, a day after ... major Al-Fattah Al-Aleem mosque carried a message of ...

When Egypt opened a "record-breaking mosque" it was "widely criticised for ... protests", like those that happened in 2011 around Cairo's Tahrir Square, said CNN. Maged Mandour, an Egyptian ...

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Visit the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and the Cairo Citadel, home to Egypt’s rulers for 700 years. Lose yourself in the Khan Al Khalili Market, sip mint tea at El Fishawy Cafe (open since 1771) ...