Umrah
Mo Salah performs Umrah pilgrimage ahead of joining Liverpool training camp in France
Egypt
August 1, 2019
Mo Salah performs Umrah pilgrimage ahead of joining Liverpool training camp in France
Striker for the Egyptian National Team and Liverpool club Mohammed Salah performed on Monday the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca before…
Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession
Egypt
July 10, 2019
Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession
Saudi authorities have released four Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of possessing narcotic substances. The Egyptian Consul-General in Jeddah, Hazem Ramadan,…
After four year ban Egypt allows Palestinians to resume “Umrah” trips
Egypt
March 4, 2019
After four year ban Egypt allows Palestinians to resume “Umrah” trips
Palestinians are now allowed to cross the Rafah border to perform the minor “Umrah” pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia for the…
Man suspected of tricking senior woman to smuggle drugs to Saudi Arabia arrested
Egypt
April 2, 2018
Man suspected of tricking senior woman to smuggle drugs to Saudi Arabia arrested
The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of the man suspected of tricking a senior Egyptian woman from…
Two suspects who tricked senior woman to smuggle drugs for Umrah arrested
Egypt
March 26, 2018
Two suspects who tricked senior woman to smuggle drugs for Umrah arrested
The two took advantage of her illiteracy and used her to smuggle drugs in her bag to Saudi Arabia. They…
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…