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Braving Saudi Heat, Millions Gather In Mecca For Hajj
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat.
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20 Pilgrims Killed, Dozens Injured In Bus Crash In Saudi Arabia
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported.
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Farooq Abdullah Leaves For Saudi Arabia To Perform Pilgrimage
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday left for Saudi Arabia to perform 'Umrah', a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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2 Dead As Heavy Rains Hit Saudi Arabia, Block Road To Mecca
At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, delaying flights and forcing schools to close, officials said.
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Man Claims He Did Mecca Pilgrimage For Queen, Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Israeli Reporter Enters Mecca, Saudi National Arrested For Helping Him
A Saudi national was arrested for allegedly helping a non-Muslim Israeli reporter Gil Tamary for Israel's Channel 13, enter the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Press Agency said.
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Sana Khan Enjoys This Traditional Arabic Food During Her Pilgrimage To Mecca - See Pic
In one of her latest Insta-stories, we saw Sana Khan returning from Kaaba (the "House of God" in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia) after her evening prayer.
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Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
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Socially Distanced Robots Serve Mecca Holy Water Ahead Of Hajj
Robots began handing out bottles of sacred water in Mecca this week in preparation for a socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mecca Reopens For Limited "Umrah" Pilgrimage
Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.
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Striking Pics Show A Socially-Distanced Hajj In The Shadow Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Every year, the annual Hajj pilgrimage brings millions of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca. This year, however, the heavy crowds that usually descend upon one of Islam's holiest shrines gave way to a few thousand pilgrims maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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24-Hour Curfew In Muslim Holy Cities Mecca, Medina Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat coronavirus, while other Gulf Arab states locked down districts with large migrant worker populations.
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Saudi Arabia Bars Gulf Citizens From Mecca, Medina Over Coronavirus Fears
Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam's holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said.
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Braving Saudi Heat, Millions Gather In Mecca For Hajj
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat.
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20 Pilgrims Killed, Dozens Injured In Bus Crash In Saudi Arabia
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported.
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Farooq Abdullah Leaves For Saudi Arabia To Perform Pilgrimage
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday left for Saudi Arabia to perform 'Umrah', a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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2 Dead As Heavy Rains Hit Saudi Arabia, Block Road To Mecca
At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of Jeddah, delaying flights and forcing schools to close, officials said.
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Man Claims He Did Mecca Pilgrimage For Queen, Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
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Israeli Reporter Enters Mecca, Saudi National Arrested For Helping Him
A Saudi national was arrested for allegedly helping a non-Muslim Israeli reporter Gil Tamary for Israel's Channel 13, enter the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Press Agency said.
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Sana Khan Enjoys This Traditional Arabic Food During Her Pilgrimage To Mecca - See Pic
In one of her latest Insta-stories, we saw Sana Khan returning from Kaaba (the "House of God" in the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia) after her evening prayer.
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Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
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Socially Distanced Robots Serve Mecca Holy Water Ahead Of Hajj
Robots began handing out bottles of sacred water in Mecca this week in preparation for a socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mecca Reopens For Limited "Umrah" Pilgrimage
Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.
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Striking Pics Show A Socially-Distanced Hajj In The Shadow Of The Coronavirus Pandemic
Every year, the annual Hajj pilgrimage brings millions of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca. This year, however, the heavy crowds that usually descend upon one of Islam's holiest shrines gave way to a few thousand pilgrims maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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24-Hour Curfew In Muslim Holy Cities Mecca, Medina Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat coronavirus, while other Gulf Arab states locked down districts with large migrant worker populations.
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Saudi Arabia Bars Gulf Citizens From Mecca, Medina Over Coronavirus Fears
Saudi Arabia on Friday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam's holiest cities amid fears over the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said.
