Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

MOSCOW, September 23. /TASS/. Moscow’s Grand Mosque is due to open on Wednesday after a decade of construction work to become one of the biggest places of worship in Europe. As a result of the ...

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Mosques Department, opened the Muhammad and Sultan Mosque, sons of Yousef Al-Obaidan, in the Wadi Al-Banat area, which can ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s, the Blue ...

On the banks of the palm tree-lined Khalid Lagoon sits the majestic Al Noor Mosque. The landmark on the Buhaira Corniche in ...