Tag: Mecca

Muslim pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, as they perform Eid Al-Adha morning prayers in Mecca, on June 28, 2023. (Photo by Abdulghani BASHEER / AFP)

Hajj: Another Nigerian pilgrim dies in Mecca

Hajj: 6 Nigerian pilgrims die, 30 undergo psychiatric treatment

Hajj on the cheap: Off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca

Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet…

2 years ago
Hajj: 6 Nigerian pilgrims die, 30 undergo psychiatric treatment
3 years ago
Online fury as Israeli journalist illegally sneaks into Mecca
4 years ago
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca
5 years ago
In Mecca, a fortunate few pray for a pandemic-free world
5 years ago
Fuad Honda, the Japanese Muslim reinterpreting Arabic calligraphy

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May 26, 2020

Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew from June 21

April 26, 2020

Saudi relaxes virus lockdown except in hotspots, Mecca

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April 1, 2020

Covid-19: Saudi Arabia urges intending pilgrims to delay Hajj bookings

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July 24, 2019

Hajj: 19,081 Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah – NAHCON

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July 19, 2019

NAHCON urges pilgrims to be security conscious