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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 ...- Saudi Arabia warns visa overstayers of penalties and deportation ahead of HajjSaudi Arabia has issued a stern warning to visitors against overstaying their visas, with violators facing potential jail time, hefty fines...
- Saudi Arabia bars visit visa holders from Hajj, entry restricted without permitSaudi Arabia has prohibited all visit visa holders from performing Hajj this year, restricting entry to Mecca and holy sites solely to thos...
- Saudi Arabia raises Hajj hospitality penalties, tightens compliance rulesSaudi Arabia has implemented stricter penalties for hospitality providers in Mecca and Medina during Hajj to enhance pilgrim services. Repe...
- Ayodhya mosque: Black brick with gold Quran inscriptions to arrive from Mecca, Construction to start in April after EidA sacred brick, journeying from Mecca to Ayodhya, heralds the foundation laying of the Mohammed Bin Abdullah mosque. Organized by the Indo-...
- Saudi government sets up new council to supervise Islam's two holiest mosquesThe Saudi government has set up a new council, under the direct control of the king, to supervise the affairs of the two holiest mosques of...
- View: Raiders and traders of the desertThis was a time when Mecca was the centre of trade, connected to the port city of Jeddah. It was also a pilgrim spot housing many pagan dei...
- SpiceJet to operate 37 special flights between India and Saudi Arabia for Haj pilgrimsSpiceJet is the only Indian airline operating Haj flights this year, it claimed. The operation of special Haj flights is set to resume afte...
- Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing COVID curbsThe kingdom's ministry of Haj said the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca this year will be for those under 65 and that pilgrims must be ful...
- Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for second year, sources saySuch a move would restrict the pilgrimage to Mecca, a once in a lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, to Saudi nati...
- Saudi Arabia allows citizens, residents to perform prayers in Al-Haram Mosque: ReportEarlier this month Saudi Arabia allowed citizens and residents to perform the Umrah pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, ...
- Saudi Arabia empties Islam's holiest site for 'sterilisation'On Wednesday, the kingdom halted the umrah pilgrimage for its own citizens and residents. The move came after authorities last week suspend...
- Saudi Arabia extends pilgrimage suspension to its own citizensSaudi nationals and residents can still visit Mecca and Medina and pray there, provided they do not go for the purpose of umrah, deputy haj...
- Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends entry of GCC citizens to Mecca and MedinaSaudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizens to Mecca and Medina, the foreign ministry announced in ...
- Centre encouraging online applications for Haj: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviAltogether 99,903 people went to Saudi Arabia for Haj from 21 embarkation points across India through Haj Committee of India this year, he ...
- 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...
- Britain is struggling to understand why some Muslims are flocking to ISISHe told young people who want to join Islamic State they would be "cannon fodder" rather than "valued members" of the movement.
- Tata Steel to supply rails for Mecca-Medina high speed lineTata Steel said it has bagged an order to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rails for a new high-speed line linking Mecca and Medin...
- Saudi Arabia slashes number of Hajj pilgrims by 20 pcSaudi has slashed the number of Hajj pilgrims, including from India, by 20`% this year, citing massive ongoing construction work.
- Five Indian Haj pilgrims killed in bus mishap near MeccaFive Haj pilgrims from India, including three women, were killed and 19 others injured when their bus met with an accident near Mecca in Sa...
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