Hajj

Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights
Egypt

Egypt, Saudi Arabia approve additional Hajj flights

A settlement has been reached over the shortage in flights for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims this year, an official at the…
Deaths among Egyptians in Hajj reach 62
Egypt

Deaths among Egyptians in Hajj reach 62

Six Egyptian pilgrims have died over the last night while performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The corpses…
‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D
Art news

‘Mecca & Medina, a photographic journey’ in 3D

Coinciding with this year's Hajj, the Muslim annual pilgrimage to Mecca, visitors to the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Photographic…
11 Egyptian pilgrims die in 48 hours
Egypt

11 Egyptian pilgrims die in 48 hours

Eleven Egyptian pilgrims have died over the past two days while performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, announced…
Monday’s papers: Parliamentary races, Mecca is ‘safe,’ Egypt is Burundi’s ‘big sister’
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Parliamentary races, Mecca is ‘safe,’ Egypt is Burundi’s ‘big sister’

Monday’s headlines mainly revolve around the parliamentary elections, a “heated" race which “kicks off today” according to most papers, state-owned…
Wednesday’s papers: Pilgrims, poll preparations and Eid
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Pilgrims, poll preparations and Eid

The front-page headlines of Wednesday’s dailies focus primarily on the political maneuvering of the ruling party and opposition forces ahead…
Saudis close Red Sea port until end of Hajj
Egypt

Saudis close Red Sea port until end of Hajj

Saudi authorities have decided to close the port of Duba to maritime traffic effective Sunday, 7 November lasting until Eid…
Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Hajj lottery tickets, mass protests, fish crisis

State-owned Al-Ahram kicks off a slow news day with another leading story on President Hosni Mubarak meeting with a world…
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