Saudi Arabia to open border to Qatar pilgrims, Qatar media silent
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it would welcome Qatari pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the haj this season,…
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Saudi Arabia restores limit on Cairo pilgrims to Mecca to 2013 levels
Saudi Arabia has restored the limit on Egyptian pilgrims to Mecca to its 2013 levels, Egypt's Minister of…
EgyptAir operates 22 flights to Saudi Arabia to transport 4,567 pilgrims
Egyptian airline EgyptAir operates 22 flights to Saudi Arabia on Monday to transport 4,567 pilgrims to Jeddah and…
Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing for Gaza pilgrims
Egyptian authorities will exceptionally reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to allow…
Eighteen injuries in Mecca stampede
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam’s holiest site, Saudi media reported on Saturday. The…
Bus carrying Egyptian umrah pilgrims in Saudi overturns, killing 19
At least 19 Egyptians were killed when a bus carrying 44 Egyptians overturned on the Mecca-Medina road on…
Pope Tawadros II heads to Jerusalem in first visit by Coptic Church since 1967
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II made an “exceptional” trip on Thursday to Jerusalem to head…
Egyptian pilgrim fatalities’ compensations to reach $622.5k – Insurer
Families of pilgrims killed in the recent Mecca stampede are to receive compensations ranging between 5-7 million…
Egypt partially opens Rafah border for pilgrims returning to Gaza
Egyptian authorities has opened early Thursday the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to allow the remaining…
The Mecca stampede: Unanswered questions and grief
On the first day of Eid Al-Adha, Thursday 25 September at nearly 11am, Yahia El-Masry received news of his mother's…
