Muslims globally prepare for Muharram, marking the Islamic New Year 1447 AH. The lunar calendar sets the date around June 26, commencing a ...

Saudi Arabia reported over 1,300 deaths during the hajj pilgrimage, with most victims lacking permits and facing extreme heat without shelt...

The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world's largest gatherings of people. Before the pa...

However, Saudi Arabia did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usu...

The kingdom made the announcement Saturday on its state-run Saudi Press Agency.

Distraught relatives didn't wait for ambulances, rushing the wounded by car or on foot to Shifa Hospital, the territory's largest. Exhauste...

Closed spaces with poor airflow, crowded places, close face to face contact among pilgrims have to be avoided and to ensure safe pilgrimage...

A day after a woman tested positive for coronavirus, Kashmir valley was headed towards a virtual lock down on Thursday as restrictions were...

The authorities have also deployed mobile vans for door to door delivery of vegetables, LPG cylinders, poultry and eggs, they added.

India has been named as among the countries that face the highest risk of importing the deadly MERS coronavirus.