Hajj
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
Egypt
August 23, 2019
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
EgyptAir has started operating 22 flights from Jeddah and Madinah airports to the seasonal terminal at Cairo International Airport and…
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for return of Gaza pilgrims
Egypt
August 22, 2019
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for return of Gaza pilgrims
Egypt’s Rafah border crossing received on Wednesday the first batch of Palestinian pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia to the Gaza…
Egyptian lawyer files a lawsuit over J-Lo’s garments at Sahel concert
Culture
August 14, 2019
Egyptian lawyer files a lawsuit over J-Lo’s garments at Sahel concert
Egyptian lawyer Samir Sabry, well-known for suing celebrities, is this time fuming over a concert by celebrated American artist Jennifer…
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning…
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil…
Muslims at hajj gather on Mount Arafat to atone for sins
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Muslims at hajj gather on Mount Arafat to atone for sins
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Two million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat…
Iran’s Khamenei urges hajj pilgrims to oppose US Israeli-Palestinian plan
Middle East
August 10, 2019
Iran’s Khamenei urges hajj pilgrims to oppose US Israeli-Palestinian plan
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday condemned a US blueprint to end the conflict between…
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
Middle East
August 9, 2019
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Friday. They will circle Islam’s…
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
Middle East
August 9, 2019
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of…
Health Ministry launches mobile application for pilgrims
Egypt
August 8, 2019
Health Ministry launches mobile application for pilgrims
Egypt’s Advisor to the Minister of Health for Information Technology Ism Salah revealed on Thursday that the ministry launched a…