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For the first time, female security personnel organize Umrah at Kaaba
Middle East

For the first time, female security personnel organize Umrah at Kaaba

For the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia, female security personnel took part  in security and organization of…
Truth behind video of blood on floor next to Kaaba
Middle East

Truth behind video of blood on floor next to Kaaba

Many users on social networking websites circulated a photo and video showing traces of blood on the tiles of the…
Saudi Arabia announces hajj health measures for domestic pilgrims
Middle East

Saudi Arabia announces hajj health measures for domestic pilgrims

CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 hajj…
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
Middle East

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

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…
Over 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj pilgrimage
Middle East

Over 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj pilgrimage

  More than 2 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, circling…
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…
Saudi factory stitches gold-laced cover for Islam’s holiest site
Fashion

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…
Man tries to set himself on fire at Kabaa in Mecca
World

Man tries to set himself on fire at Kabaa in Mecca

Saudi security forces said Tuesday they had arrested a man for trying to commit suicide in Al-Kaaba, the most sacred…
Saudi Arabia to apply electronic visa for pilgrims next year
Egypt

Saudi Arabia to apply electronic visa for pilgrims next year

An electronic visa for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia will be mandatory and strictly applied starting next year, the Saudi Hajj…
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