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Saudi Arabia praised for successful Hajj season
King Salman received a phone call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulating him on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Erdogan also lauded the success of Saudia Arabia’s Hajj plans, praising the
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Britons pedal from London to Makkah to perform Hajj, raise funds for charity
As if the trials of the Hajj weren’t physically taxing enough, one brave group of cyclists from London decided to cycle their way to the city of Makkah to perform the pilgrimage, pushing themselves to their limit to make the journey. Led by
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King Salman receives calls from world Muslim leaders as Eid begins
Muslims performed the Eid Al-Adha prayer throughout Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Imams leading the congregations asked Allah to accept worshippers’ prayers and good deeds. King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received calls from
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PILGRIMS ‘STONE THE DEVIL’
Almost 2.5 million Muslim pilgrims took part on Sunday in the “stoning of the devil”, the last major ritual of the annual Haj
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8 births recorded in holy places during Hajj 2019
Hospitals in Makkah and the holy places in Mina and Arafat recorded eight births while the Hajj pilgrimage was in progress, the Ministry of Health
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Jamarat: Crowd management at the heart of Hajj
One of the biggest showpieces of Hajj infrastructure is Jamarat Al-Aqaba, constructed at a cost exceeding SR 4.2 billion ($1.12 billion) and capable
Read MoreLast Hajj ritual heralds Eid Al-Adha
They began walking before dawn, hundreds of thousands of men and women, clad in white robes to signify a state of purity. Their destination was Jamarat Al-Aqaba, and a three-story bridge from where they each threw seven pebbles at a pillar to
Read MoreFrom Westminster to Makkah: Two British MPs join the Hajj pilgrimage
Among more than 2 million Hajj pilgrims thronging the holy sites are two British Members of Parliament — Yasmin Qureshi, Labour MP for Bolton South East and Shadow Minister for Justice, and Naz Shah, Labour MP for Bradford West. Both
Read MoreSaudi Arabia set to scrap male guardian rule for Saudi females studying abroad: Senior diplomat
Saudi Arabia is poised to abolish the legal requirement for a male guardian to accompany females during scholarship periods abroad, a top diplomat has revealed. Saudi Cultural Attaché to the US Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa told Arab News on
Read MoreMore than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims begin the annual Hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicization of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The Hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, is one
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