Hajj

Egypt FM warns pilgrims against entertainment e-visas to Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Egypt FM warns pilgrims against entertainment e-visas to Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Friday warned its nationals not to travel to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimages with electronic travel cultural…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World

India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival

PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
Egypt

Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58

The Health Ministry has announced the deaths of three additional Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, likely from natural causes, which…
Death toll among Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 51
Egypt

Death toll among Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 51

  The Health Ministry announced on Monday morning the death of another Egyptian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia, raising the death…
Hajj Egyptian death toll reaches 39: Health Ministry
Egypt

Hajj Egyptian death toll reaches 39: Health Ministry

The death toll of Egyptian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia has reached 39, after two pilgrims passed away from health complications…
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
Middle East

Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to…
Qatar accuses Saudis of barring hajj pilgrims, Riyadh says untrue
Middle East

Qatar accuses Saudis of barring hajj pilgrims, Riyadh says untrue

  Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s hajj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic…
Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row
Middle East

Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row

TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Muslims traveling to the Hajj pilgrimage face delays coming back due to a diplomatic dispute with…
Egypt to open Rafah crossing for Palestinian pilgrims
Egypt

Egypt to open Rafah crossing for Palestinian pilgrims

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed Rafah authorities to open the crossing to Palestinian pilgrims in the Gaza strip between Saturday…
No more Hajj selfies: Photography banned at holy mosques in Mecca, Medina
Middle East

No more Hajj selfies: Photography banned at holy mosques in Mecca, Medina

The Saudi Arabian state-run Okaz newspaper said on Friday that Saudi authorities had prohibited filming and photography in the the…
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