S/Arabia to allow Umrah pilgrimage to resume from October – Report
Saudi Arabia will allow the Muslim minor pilgrimage, the Umrah, to gradually resume starting in…
5 years ago
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Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina…
5 years ago
Hajj: 2m pilgrims to begin rituals Wednesday
No fewer than two million pilgrims from around the world and inside Saudi Arabia have…
8 years ago
Fire guts hotel in Mecca, says civil defence
A fire broke out in a hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, which alarmed…
8 years ago
Saudi Arabia approves security centers for Hajj season
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the allocation of 109 security centres in Mecca to inspect…
8 years ago
Ambode cancels Mecca, Jerusalem sponsorship
By Kazeem Ugbodaga No more free ride to Mecca and Jerusalem for Muslim and Christian…
9 years ago
Saudi Arabia: 1,028 pilgrims survive hotel fire
A Saudi Arabia official said 1,028 Muslim pilgrims were evacuated on Thursday, when a fire…
10 years ago
Mecca Crane Collapse: Buhari Commiserates With Global Muslims
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with his Majesty, King Salman, the people of Saudi Arabia and…
10 years ago
Crane accident kills 87 in Mecca
No fewer than 87 pilgrims died today after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Macca,…
10 years ago