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Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Hajj route treasure: 1,200-year-old Abbasid-era gold, silver gemstone-studded jewellery shock archaeologistsA significant archaeological find in Saudi Arabia's Al-Qassim region has unearthed a ceramic jar containing over 100 pieces of gold, silver...- Hajj travel becomes costlier for pilgrims as Iran-US war disrupts Gulf air routesPilgrims heading to Saudi Arabia for Hajj face higher travel costs. Airfares and packages have risen significantly due to increased fuel pr...
- Pilgrims kick off hajj as war's trajectory hangs in the balanceOver 1.5 million Muslims have converged in Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. This significant religious event unfolds against a backdro...
- War in the Middle East ensnares many Muslim pilgrims in travel chaosThousands of Muslims performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia face travel chaos due to the Middle East war. Many are stranded, with return flights ...
- Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrimsSaudi Arabia reported over 1,300 deaths during the hajj pilgrimage, with most victims lacking permits and facing extreme heat without shelt...
- 'Saudi state did not fail' after hundreds dead during hajj: OfficialThe senior Saudi official said the Saudi government had confirmed 577 deaths for the two busiest days of hajj: Saturday, when pilgrims gath...
- 'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat horrorsYasser, after failing to secure a hajj visa, performed the pilgrimage illegally, now regretting it. Concerned for his wife among the 1,000+...
- Tourists keep disappearing in Greece. What to know as death toll from heatwave risesDeadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents, highlighting the severe impacts of climate change. Record-breaking temperatures c...
- Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heatThe death toll from this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia has surpassed 1,000, with many unregistered pilgrims succumbing to extreme heat in Mec...
- 68 Indians among 900 Hajj pilgrims who have lost their lives in Mecca, says Saudi diplomatFriends and family are searching for missing hajj pilgrims as the death toll from this year's pilgrimage, carried out in extreme heat, has ...
- Over 500 Hajj pilgrims died in Saudi's Mecca due to severe heatAt least 550 pilgrims died from extreme heat during this year's Hajj, with temperatures reaching 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) at M...
- Heatwave horror: Over 550 pilgrims die during Hajj, majority EgyptiansDiplomats reported that at least 550 pilgrims died during this year's hajj, with high temperatures exacerbating the challenging pilgrimage ...
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- Inflation and economic crises strain pilgrims in this year's Hajj, putting it out of reach for somePrivate tour companies managed to fill their quota, about half of Pakistan's total 179,000 pilgrimage slots. But applications for the gover...
- Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woesVacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of economic ruin - haunt the usually bus...
- Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429According to a Health Ministry spokesman who spoke in a live, televised news conference, the novel coronavirus has killed 75 more people, r...
- Saudi Arabia's King Salman reaffirms commitment to hajj after Iran criticismSaudi Arabia's King Salman said today that "irresponsible comments" and criticism of the kingdom's management of the hajj will not affect h...
- Spurt in Arab eateries shows how Islam is shaping Indian food habits for agesMost of them have been started by Indians with connections in the Gulf, whose travels back and forth have led to the idea that there is a m...
- Lord Jagannath still the inspiration for Raghurajpur’s artisansLord Jagannath remains the focus and inspiration for Raghurajpur’s artisans as Hugh & Colleen Gantzer discovered this time round
- Port city of Alexandria, beacon of the agesAlexandria's ancient lighthouse may have been long destroyed but the Egyptian city by the Mediterranean continues its millennial quest to i...
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