Pilgrims
All restrictions lifted to regulate entry of pilgrims from Egypt: Saudi minister
Egypt
October 11, 2022
All restrictions lifted to regulate entry of pilgrims from Egypt: Saudi minister
Visiting Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan al Rabiah decided to lift all the health and procedural…
Egypt announces latest protocol for hajj pilgrimages
Egypt
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…
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…
Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Hajj pilgrims keep distance at usually crowded stone the devil ritual
RIYADH (Reuters) – Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Friday, but…
Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus
Middle East
April 1, 2020
Saudi official urges Muslims to delay hajj plans over virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior Saudi official urged more than one million Muslims intending to perform the…
Over 5,000 Egyptian pilgrims trapped in Saudi Arabia due to virus
Egypt
March 9, 2020
Over 5,000 Egyptian pilgrims trapped in Saudi Arabia due to virus
More than 5,000 Egyptian pilgrims are stuck in Saudi Arabia after flights between the kingdom and several countries, including Egypt,…
‘The Virgin will protect’: pilgrims are easy prey for Lourdes thieves
World
October 24, 2019
‘The Virgin will protect’: pilgrims are easy prey for Lourdes thieves
Pilgrims to the holy town of Lourdes in southern France, lulled into carelessness by the promise of heavenly protection, are…
EgyptAir transports 63,000 pilgrims so far
Egypt
August 27, 2019
EgyptAir transports 63,000 pilgrims so far
The number of pilgrims arriving on EgyptAir planes from August 13 to Tuesday has totaled 63,000 pilgrims on 300 flights…
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
Egypt
August 23, 2019
EgyptAir runs 22 flights transferring pilgrims from KSA
EgyptAir has started operating 22 flights from Jeddah and Madinah airports to the seasonal terminal at Cairo International Airport and…
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning…