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Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Funeral prayers for UAE Prez performed in absentia at 2 holy mosques

Riyadh: Funeral prayer in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was performed in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Al-Munawarrah…
Middle East

Saudi: Third Saudi expansion of Grand Mosque receives 19 million worshipers in Ramzan

Riyadh: The third expansion of the Grand Mosque of Makkah in the holy month of Ramzan received nearly 19 million worshipers, at a rate of more than half a million worshipers per…

Middle East

Watch: Tunisian breaks down on meeting Palestinian pilgrim in Makkah

Riyadh: A touching video clip of a Tunisian pilgrim, following his chance encounter with a Palestinian pilgrim from the Gaza strip, in the courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been…
Middle East

Video: Senegal President enters Holy Kaaba

Makkah: The doors of Holy Kaaba in Masjid-e-Haram were opened on Wednesday. On the occasion, Senegal President Macky Sall who is performing Umrah has been invited inside the holy place. Many other…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Holy Quran exhibition inaugurated in Makkah

Riyadh: The Director-General of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Branch in the Makkah region Dr Salem Bin Hajj Al-Khamri inaugurated the Holy Quran exhibition, on Sunday at the Makkah…
Television News

Gauahar Khan, Zaid Darbar reach Madinah [Photos]

Mumbai: Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan and her husband Zaid Darbar, who are currently in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, have been sharing several pictures on social media giving a glimpse…
Television News

Inside Gauahar Khan’s luxurious stay in Makkah [Video]

Mumbai: TV diva Gauahar Khan is celebrating the holy month of Ramzan in the ‘most beautiful place’ — Mecca and Madina. The Bigg Boss 7 winner and her husband Zaid Darbar, along…

Television News

Mesmerised Gauahar Khan shares pics from Makkah

Mumbai: Actress Gauahar Khan is currently on her religious trip to Makkah and Madina to perform Umrah along with her family and husband Zaid Darbar. Bigg Boss 7 winner has been dropping…
Middle East

Saudi: Over 1000 women volunteers to serve Makkah pilgrims in Ramzan

Riyadh: In the significant move toward women’s empowerment, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has approved 1018 female volunteers to serve in the Grand…
Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Youth groups help needy by providing Iftar in Ramzan

Hyderabad: As a gesture of kindness and humanity, youngsters from different groups in the city are not collaborating to distribute fruit packets to fasting Muslims at the historic Mecca Masjid in the…
Middle East

Watch: Fistfight between two pilgrims at Makkah’s Grand Mosque

Riyadh: A video clip of a fight between two pilgrims that broke out in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah on Thursday has gone viral on social media. The video, that has been…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: World’s largest cooling stations installed at Grand Mosque

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has installed the world’s two largest cooling stations at the Grand Mosque to ensure that worshipers perform their rituals in a cool and fresh atmosphere, local media…
Middle East

Ramzan: Over 500k litres of Zamzam water distributed daily at the Grand Mosque

Riyadh: Over half a million litres of Zamzam water is distributed daily in the Grand Mosque in Makkah to the fasting worshippers by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand…
Middle East

Dawn prayers offered at two holy mosques without social distancing

Riyadh: With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah have offered Fajr (dawn) prayer without social distancing on…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Vaccinated children age 7 and above can enter two holy mosques

Riyadh: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Friday that fully vaccinated children aged seven and above can apply for permits to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…