With ice cream and giant fans, Hajj pilgrims battle searing heatTo avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque ...
25 May, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
India between empires: A reality checkIndia's rich history flourished through trade and collaboration rather than illusionary dominance. In the current geopolitical landscape, w...
09 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
Man suspected of killing worshipper at French mosque has surrendered to police in ItalyA man has surrendered to Italian police for allegedly killing a Muslim worshipper in France. The incident occurred in La Grande Combe. The ...
28 Apr, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to all visa holdersSaudi Arabia has expanded access to Umrah pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, allowing individuals with any type of visa to participa...
27 Apr, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
Saudi Arabia ends COVID-19 protective measures, says state news agencyThe measures lifted include the requirement to wear face masks in closed places, with the exception of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's M...
13 Jun, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Saudi Arabia boosts pandemic measures at Mecca's Grand MosqueThe kingdom of approximately 34 million people has so far recorded more than 554,000 coronavirus cases, including 8,874 deaths, the highest...
30 Dec, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Saudi man crashes car into southern gates of Mecca's Grand Mosque, arrestedAuthorities arrested the man inside, who appeared in an "abnormal" condition, the agency said, without elaborating. Police referred them ma...
31 Oct, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
ET View: Accept the Ayodhya judgement and move onIt is the duty of all concerned to not just maintain peace but also to work for sustainable unity.
09 Nov, 2019, 12.19 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits Shiva temple in OmanModi, who arrived here from Dubai on the last leg of his three-nation tour, visited the temple located in the Matrah area here.
12 Feb, 2018, 03.00 PM IST
Those responsible for Mina tragedy must be held accountable: Imam Sheikh Saleh Al-TalibAl-Talib urged the Saudi authorities to ensure that such incidents are not repeated and hold the negligent in this regard accountable for t...
26 Sep, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee expresses grief over Mecca's Grand Mosque mishapAt least 107 people were killed and nearly 200 injured in the crane collapse during a storm at Mecca's Grand Mosque yesterday.
12 Sep, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
2 Indians killed in crane crash at Mecca's Grand MosqueTwo Indians have been killed and 15 others injured in the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in which more than 100 people have di...
12 Sep, 2015, 02.56 PM IST
Hamid Ansari expresses grief over accident in Mecca's Grand MosqueVice President Hamid Ansari tonight expressed grief over the death of 87 people in a mishap at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Mecca cit...
12 Sep, 2015, 01.39 AM IST
87 dead as crane crashes into Mecca's Grand MosqueThe incident occurred as hundreds of thousands of Muslims gathered from all over the world for the annual hajj pilgrimage expected to begin...
12 Sep, 2015, 01.05 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi should have first visited a mosque in India: AIMPLBAIMPLB said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have chosen to visit a mosque in the country before visiting a mosque in the United Arab Emi...
17 Aug, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in UAEPM Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, in his first engagement after arriving here on a two-day off...
17 Aug, 2015, 02.59 AM IST
Ghulam Nabi Azad criticises police action in KashmirGhulam Nabi Azad today criticised the security forces over the alleged incident of firing of tear gas shells inside a mosque in Srinagar du...
27 Jun, 2015, 06.58 PM IST