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Saudi Arabia: Kiswah handed over to senior keeper of Kaaba
Makkah: The advisor to the custodian of the two Holy Mosques, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Sunday handed over the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba) to the senior keeper of the Kaaba, Dr. Saleh…
- Middle East
Haj 2022: After spending a day at Mina, pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat
Riyadh: As the sun rose, nearly a million pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat on Friday, the ninth Zul Hijjah to perform the greatest pillar of the Haj, after spending the day of…
- Middle East
Watch: 52-year-old Iraqi pilgrim arrives in Makkah on foot from Britain to perform Haj
A 52-year-old British man of Iraq-Kurdish origins Adam Muhammad arrived in Makkah on foot on Sunday, crossing 11 countries after completing about 11 months’ journey on foot to perform the Haj 2022.…
- India
Saudi Arabia: Cooking issues faced by Indian Haj pilgrims in Makkah
Hyderabad: For the past two days in the holy city of Makkah, Indian Haj pilgrims have had trouble cooking at their residence. As a preventative move, Saudi officials began removing cooking gas…
- Middle East
Watch: First group of Western Haj pilgrims arrive in Makkah
The first group of Haj pilgrims from Western countries arrived in Makkah on Saturday ahead of the pilgrimage season in early July. Pilgrims from the USA, Australia and Europe have arrived in…
- Middle East
First batch of Haj pilgrims from Gaza arrive in Makkah
The first batch of Haj pilgrims from the Gaza Strip arrived at Jeddah International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, amid great satisfaction with the facilities provided by the Egyptian and…
- Telangana
Two batches of Telangana pilgrims reach Makkah
Hyderabad. The Chairman of the Telangana Haj Committee Mohammed Saleem said on Tuesday that two batches of Telangana pilgrims reached Makkah safely and performed Umrah and now they devoting most of their…
- Middle East
Kiswah of Kaaba raised to mark the beginning of Haj season
Riyadh: In preparation for Haj 1443/2022, the authorities in Makkah on Sunday raised the Kiswah (Ghilaf e Kaaba), the cloth that drapes the Kaaba by three metres, and covered the raised part…
- Middle East
Over One lakh Haj Pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
Madinah: More than 100,000 pilgrims from all over the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia to attend the annual Haj pilgrimage. As of Monday, 99,884 pilgrims had arrived in the Kingdom. In…
- Middle East
Haj 2022: First batch of pilgrims from Turkey arrive in Makkah
Riyadh: The first batch of Haj pilgrims consisting of 290 people arrived from Turkey in Makkah, on Sunday. According to a report by the Arab News, the Turkish Consul General in Jeddah,…
- Middle East
Saudi discovers Islamic inscription associated with Caliph Uthman bin Affan
Riyadh: The Heritage Authority in Saudi Arabia announced a new archaeological discovery, in a site belonging to the Makkah, which is an Islamic inscription dating back to the third Caliph Uthman bin…
- Entertainment
Sana Khan shares a glimpse of her journey to Makkah (Video)
Mumbai: Social media personality, Sana Khan has been receiving a lot of attention and love for her constant travel to the holy cities Makkah and Madinah with her husband Mufti Anas Saiyad.…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Expats will now need permits to enter Makkah
Riyadh: Expatriates living in Saudi Arabia will require a permit to enter the Holy city of Makkah beginning from Thursday. The decision will be applicable to those who do not have Umrah…
- 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…
