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Pilgrims move to Muzdalifah after descending from Mount Arafat
Life & Style

Pilgrims move to Muzdalifah after descending from Mount Arafat

Around two million pilgrims from around the world started to move to Muzdalifah after gathering at Mount Arafat on Tuesday,…
Egyptian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Mecca
Egypt

Egyptian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Mecca

Three pilgrims, including two Egyptians, were killed while 40 others were injured in a traffic accident. The incident involved a…
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…
Egyptian man executed in Saudi Arabia over murder
Egypt

Egyptian man executed in Saudi Arabia over murder

The Saudi authorities announced the execution of an Egyptian resident who killed another Egyptian resident. Hassan Shahat Abdel Haq Ahmed,…
Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage
Middle East

Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday,…
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Middle East

Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
Middle East

Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims…
Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus
Middle East

Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site,…
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
Middle East

Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation,…
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
Middle East

Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca,…
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