The remarkable historic residence was built by Prince Muhammad Ali Tawfik in the early 1900s. The palace uniquely exhibits Egypt's modern history through a unique blend of Ottoman, Persian and ...

Past Auction Wilhelm Hammerschmidt German, 1822–1887 Citadel and Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, seen from the north, ca. 1860 Medium albumen print, mntd Size 23.5 x 31.2 cm. (9.3 x 12.3 in.) ...

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organised a very special virtual tour in the famous Muhammad Ali Mosque, standing proudly on the highest point inside the Citadel of Saladin's courtyard.The ...

Egyptian forces secured and cleared a Cairo mosque that had become the epicenter of Saturday’s confrontations between protesters and the military, interior ministry spokesman Hani Abdel-Latif ...

Cairo’s oldest area is the Coptic Christian area, which has five churches, the first mosque built in Egypt, the oldest synagogue in the country, and the ruins of Roman fortifications.

A post on the Facebook page of the army spokesman, Col. Mohammed Ali, accused gunmen of firing from the mosque at nearby buildings, located on Ramses Square in central Cairo.