Hajj
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 110
Egypt
September 22, 2017
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 110
The Health Ministry announced on Thursday the death toll among Egyptian Hajj pilgrims for 2017 rose to 110 including 105…
Rafah crossing opened for Palestinian pilgrims
Egypt
September 8, 2017
Rafah crossing opened for Palestinian pilgrims
Egyptian authorities made an exception to open the Rafah border crossing in North Sinai, for the return of Palestinian pilgrims…
Egyptian Hajj pilgrim death toll rises to 70
Egypt
September 8, 2017
Egyptian Hajj pilgrim death toll rises to 70
The Ministry of Health and Population announced on Friday morning the death of an Egyptian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia, bringing…
Death toll of Egyptian hajj pilgrims up to 49: Ministry of Health
Egypt
September 4, 2017
Death toll of Egyptian hajj pilgrims up to 49: Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health and Housing announced, on Monday, the death of three Egyptian pilgrims performing the traditional Hajj pilgrimage,…
Trump’s travel restrictions have Muslims on hajj concerned
Middle East
September 1, 2017
Trump’s travel restrictions have Muslims on hajj concerned
Some 16,000 Muslims from the United States are in Saudi Arabia this week to perform the hajj pilgrimage, one of…
14th Egyptian pilgrim dies during Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
August 31, 2017
14th Egyptian pilgrim dies during Hajj in Saudi Arabia
The Ministry of Health and Population announced the death toll the of Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia rose to 14…
2M Muslims gather near Mecca for peak of hajj pilgrimage
Middle East
August 31, 2017
2M Muslims gather near Mecca for peak of hajj pilgrimage
With their palms facing the sky in supplication, and many with tears in their eyes, around 2 million people from…
More than 1.7 million Muslims gather for start of hajj
Middle East
August 30, 2017
More than 1.7 million Muslims gather for start of hajj
In Saudi Arabia, more than 1.7 million pilgrims are marking the start of the hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday by circling…
Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics
Middle East
August 29, 2017
Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics
More than 1.7 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the start of the annual…
Saudi factory stitches gold-laced cover for Islam’s holiest site
Fashion
August 27, 2017
Saudi factory stitches gold-laced cover for Islam’s holiest site
Dozens of Saudi craftsmen, mostly in their 40s and 50s, are hard at work in a factory in Mecca preparing…