Pilgrims

June 1, 2022

Egypt announces latest protocol for hajj pilgrimages

The Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah announced the current measures for Egyptian haji tourism. A member of the Supreme…

October 4, 2020

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…

August 1, 2020

RIYADH (Reuters) – Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Friday, but…

April 1, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior Saudi official urged more than one million Muslims intending to perform the…

March 9, 2020

More than 5,000 Egyptian pilgrims are stuck in Saudi Arabia after flights between the kingdom and several countries, including Egypt,…

October 24, 2019

Pilgrims to the holy town of Lourdes in southern France, lulled into carelessness by the promise of heavenly protection, are…

August 27, 2019

The number of pilgrims arriving on EgyptAir planes from August 13 to Tuesday has totaled 63,000 pilgrims on 300 flights…

August 23, 2019

EgyptAir has started operating 22 flights from Jeddah and Madinah airports to the seasonal terminal at Cairo International Airport and…

August 11, 2019

JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning…

August 11, 2019

MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil…