Hajj
Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights
Egypt
October 20, 2011
Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights
A settlement has been reached over the shortage in flights for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims this year, an official at the…
Deaths among Egyptians in Hajj reach 62
Egypt
November 19, 2010
Deaths among Egyptians in Hajj reach 62
Six Egyptian pilgrims have died over the last night while performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The corpses…
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D
Art news
November 18, 2010
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D
Coinciding with this year's Hajj, the Muslim annual pilgrimage to Mecca, visitors to the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Photographic…
11 Egyptian pilgrims die in 48 hours
Egypt
November 17, 2010
11 Egyptian pilgrims die in 48 hours
Eleven Egyptian pilgrims have died over the past two days while performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, announced…
Monday’s papers: Parliamentary races, Mecca is ‘safe,’ Egypt is Burundi’s ‘big sister’
Egypt
November 15, 2010
Monday’s papers: Parliamentary races, Mecca is ‘safe,’ Egypt is Burundi’s ‘big sister’
Monday’s headlines mainly revolve around the parliamentary elections, a “heated" race which “kicks off today” according to most papers, state-owned…
Wednesday’s papers: Pilgrims, poll preparations and Eid
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Pilgrims, poll preparations and Eid
The front-page headlines of Wednesday’s dailies focus primarily on the political maneuvering of the ruling party and opposition forces ahead…
Saudis close Red Sea port until end of Hajj
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Saudis close Red Sea port until end of Hajj
Saudi authorities have decided to close the port of Duba to maritime traffic effective Sunday, 7 November lasting until Eid…
Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis
State-owned Al-Ahram kicks off a slow news day with another leading story on President Hosni Mubarak meeting with a world…