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Biased media cannot harm Egypt–Saudi relations: Azhar Grand Sheikh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 24, 2015 | Middle East

Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Biased media outlets cannot harm the historical ties that bind Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb said. In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, the head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Institute—the highest...

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(From L-R) Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, Governor of Mecca Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, and Sheikh Abdullah Al-, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League, speak on a conference panel on the first day of the ‘Islam and the Fight Against Terrorism’ conference organized by the Muslim World League, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on February 22, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Ahmed Hashad)

Kingdom sparing no effort in fight against extremism, terrorism: Saudi King

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2015 | Middle East

Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia will spare no effort in the global and regional fight against extremism and terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said on Sunday. “Our security services have been relentless in blocking the efforts...

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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi speaks during a news conference with Cyprus’ President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (unseen) after their summit in Cairo, on November 8, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Sisi calls for “renewal” of religious discourse

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 2, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has called for a “revolution” in religious discourse to confront extremist ideology during a speech celebrating the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad on Thursday. Sisi called for “revamping religious...

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The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb (5th R) and Coptic Pope Tawadros (3rd L) attend the opening session of a two-day international conference in Cairo on fighting extremism, on December 3, 2014. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Egypt’s Al-Azhar stops short of declaring ISIS apostates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the country’s leading Sunni religious institute, has issued a statement formally rejecting the labeling of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters as apostates. Takfirism, the practice of one Muslim declaring another to...

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Al-Azhar Grand Imam to speak at World Cup opening ceremony

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 17, 2014 | Sports

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has invited Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb to give a speech during the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup, scheduled to begin on June 13 in São Paulo, according to Egypt’s State Information Service...