Posts Tagged: Mecca
Egypt Cracks Down on Tourism Companies After Haj Deaths
Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of...
Will Saudi Arabia Join the Circle of Peace?
JNS.org - There has been much excitement at the possibility that Saudi Arabia could join the Abraham Accords. This is partly because of the religious role...
Saudi Arabia Expands Hajj to 1 Million Pilgrims, Easing COVID Curbs
Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Hajj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the...
Some of the World’s Worst Stampedes
At least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush at the opening night of rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival triggered...
Saudi Arabia Bars Foreign Travelers from Haj Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the coronavirus pandemic,...
Umrah Pilgrims Return to a Mecca Stilled by COVID-19 Slump
Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi authorities partially lifted a coronavirus ban on performing umrah -...
Latest on the Worldwide Spread of Coronavirus
President Donald Trump said the next few days will be the "real test" of his treatment for COVID-19, after a series of contradictory messages from...
Muslims at Haj Converge on Jamarat for Ritual Stoning of the Devil
More than two million Muslim pilgrims hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Tuesday, the start of the...
More Than Two Million Muslims Begin Annual Hajj to Mecca
JNS.org - The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia began on Sunday, with more than two million Muslims from around the world expected to...
As Ties With Sunni Arab States Warm, Israel Looking for Deal to Let Its Muslim Citizens Fly Directly to Saudi Arabia for Hajj Pilgrimage
Israel is looking to reach a deal that will enable its Muslim citizens to fly directly to Saudi Arabia from Tel Aviv for the annual...
Hundreds Killed, Injured in Mecca Stampede During Hajj Pilgrimage
A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca -- has killed more than 450...
Rumors Circulate of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Impending Demise
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hasn't been seen in public in three weeks, raising speculation that the recurrence of an old health issue could...
Saudis Arrest Man in Mecca for Seeking Jewish Bride
Saudi authorities have arrested a man in Mecca after they discovered that he was seeking to marry a Jewish woman. Officials now say...
