Mecca
Hamas seeks to exploit Hajj pilgrimage to smuggle funds into Gaza - report
In Egypt, the sources explained, the smuggled finances will be laundered or “redirected” using various methods before being transferred to Gaza.
Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot begin while Mecca broadcasts antisemitic hate - editorial
Normalization? The Mecca sermon no one in the West wants to hear - opinion
Saudi Arabia executes two people for plotting attacks on places of worship
Umrah pilgrims return to a Mecca stilled by COVID-19 slump
Before the pandemic, more than 1,300 hotels and hundreds of stores buzzed around the clock to cater to pilgrims visiting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Sermon suggests Saudi Arabia near normalizing ties with Israel
According to Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the prophet was so good to his Jewish neighbor that the latter converted to Islam.
Thousands of Iranians register for, plan to attend hajj amid coronavirus
Considering that Saudi Arabia has not officially announced its position on this year's hajj, registration and selections have gone on as they had in previous years.
In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is usually one of community, reflection, charity and prayer.
Saudi Arabia suspends entry of Mecca pilgrims amid coronavirus spread
Umrah Visits to Mecca After first case of corona is found in Baghdad, Saudi Arabia suspends entry of pilgrims amid spread of virus.
Saudi Arabia orders arrest of female rapper who produced 'Mecca Girl'
"Our respect to other girls but the Mecca girl is sugar candy," Slay sings in the video, rapping about women who reside in the city of Mecca.
Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for haj, Saudis warn against politics
Saudi Arabia stakes its reputation on its guardianship of Islam's holiest sites and organizing a peaceful haj, which has been marred in the past by deadly stampedes, fires and riots.
Don't count your chickens: Israel to experience poultry shortage
As Muslim workers are to be absent on Eid al-Adha, several slaughterhouses are to be shut down
COGAT prepares for thousands of Palestinians on Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
“To the pilgrims, and to the entire Muslim world, we wish a blessed Hajj," COGAT's head, Maj.-Gen. Kamil Abu Rukun, said.
Saudi ‘halal’ nightclub tests societal limits for reforms
Country’s entertainment sector plays crucial role in pushing boundaries, but opponents say basic human rights are being violated.
