(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Muslim world Thursday from the Egyptian capital Cairo, which has an Islamic quarter filled with architectural treasures. Following are some facts ...

Under the watchful eyes of steel-helmeted police, the world’s oldest university began its 1,006th academic year in Cairo last week. The cops were just a precaution in a land hot over the Palestine ...

The Egyptian grand sheikh's retraction under state pressure dashed hopes for moral clarity amid genocide, revealing how Muslim religious authorities remain gripped by fear, silence Ahmed al-Tayeb, ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's seat of Islamic learning, al-Azhar, will launch a satellite channel to give the world a better understanding of Islam and counter some Islamic outlets preaching "extremist ...

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has settled a lawsuit with Benetton clothing group for using the image of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim imam in an ad campaign. By Alessandro Speciale.