Pilgrims

‘The Virgin will protect’: pilgrims are easy prey for Lourdes thieves
World

‘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

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

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

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…
Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj
Middle East

Muslims gather in Muzdalifa to prepare for final stages of haj

MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Nearly 2.5 million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday for a vigil…
Health Ministry launches mobile application for pilgrims
Egypt

Health Ministry launches mobile application for pilgrims

Egypt’s Advisor to the Minister of Health for Information Technology Ism Salah revealed on Thursday that the ministry launched a…
Egypt FM warns pilgrims against entertainment e-visas to Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Egypt FM warns pilgrims against entertainment e-visas to Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Friday warned its nationals not to travel to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimages with electronic travel cultural…
Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession
Egypt

Saudi Arabia releases Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of drug possession

Saudi authorities have released four Egyptian Umrah pilgrims accused of possessing narcotic substances. The Egyptian Consul-General in Jeddah, Hazem Ramadan,…
Millions of Shi’ites express suffering in Ashura ritual in Iraq
Middle East

Millions of Shi’ites express suffering in Ashura ritual in Iraq

  KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – Millions of Shi’ites Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques in Kerbala and other parts of…
Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58
Egypt

Death toll of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 58

The Health Ministry has announced the deaths of three additional Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, likely from natural causes, which…
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