Hajj
Egypt FM warns pilgrims against entertainment e-visas to Saudi Arabia
Egypt
July 20, 2019
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
February 8, 2019
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
August 30, 2018
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
August 27, 2018
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
August 23, 2018
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
August 20, 2018
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
August 18, 2018
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
August 16, 2018
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
August 3, 2018
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
December 15, 2017
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…