The Road to Mecca Is Fraught With Challenges – But There’s Nothing Like the Hajj Pilgrimage To Turn HeartsWhen pilgrims don the hajj attire, they discard more than their clothes. Nationality, race and socioeconomic status are tossed to…
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What Is It Like Living in Mecca? For Residents, Islam’s Holiest Sites Are Simply HomeFor Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam was the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu…
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Nearly 1.5 Million Foreign Pilgrims Have Arrived in Saudi Arabia So Far for Annual Hajj PilgrimageSaudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far for the annual Hajj…
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Twenty-seven people were hospitalised after they were injured in a bus crash heading to the Saudi holy city of Mecca,…
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The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Wednesday announced the capacity of Umrah pilgrims will be raised to 70,000 per…
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Authorities have arrested a man after he attempted to swim from Malaysia to Mecca, according to multiple media reports. The…
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The first first batch of pilgrims has completed performing Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival), said Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced that no one will be able to enter the holy sites in Mecca and Medina…
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Eighteen people suffered food poisoning after they were served at a famous restaurant in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, prompting…
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Over 70 thermal cameras have been installed at the gates of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca…
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Authorities said on Tuesday that 150,000 people would be allowed to perform Umrah or prayers daily at Makkah’s Grand Mosque…
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The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has clarified that Umrah permits will not be issued for domestic pilgrims above the…
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King Salman bin Abdulaziz, custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, replaced the Hajj minister on Friday. Mohammad Benten was relieved…
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Saudi’s King replaced the Haj minister on Friday. Mohammad Benten was relieved from his post as Minister of Haj and…
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The Saudi Ministry of Health has announced that those who wish to perform the annual Haj pilgrimage this year will…
Read More » More than 7.5 million people have performed Umrah and prayed at the Grand Mosque since the resumption on October 4,…
Read More » Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten said that it is advisable for those who wish to…
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Over a million women had performed Umrah and offered prayers in the Grand Mosque in total since the gradual resumption…
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Crowd management at the Grand Mosque has been organizing the flow of worshippers and pilgrims to and from the mosque.…
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More than 500 employees have been recruited to guide pilgrims performing Umrah after Saudi Arabia lifted a temporary ban on…
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