Pilgrims

Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19
World

Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19

At least 19 people were killed in bomb attacks targeting Iraqi police and pilgrims on Wednesday, police and medical sources…
Monthly international flights down by 11%, says aviation minister
Business

Monthly international flights down by 11%, says aviation minister

Civil Aviation Minister Abdel Aziz Fadel has said international flights on EgyptAir declined by 11 percent between July and August. 
Sources: Number of passengers at Cairo Airport decreases
Egypt

Sources: Number of passengers at Cairo Airport decreases

The number of passengers at Cairo Airport decreased sharply on Sunday due to the situation in Egypt. No figures concerning…
Pilgrims rush to complete final hajj rituals
World

Pilgrims rush to complete final hajj rituals

Muslim pilgrims rushed to complete the final rituals of the annual hajj on Sunday as they thronged a Saudi devil-stoning…
Update: Egyptian pilgrim death toll rises to 43
Egypt

Update: Egyptian pilgrim death toll rises to 43

  The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rose to 43 Saturday, Egyptian hajj delegation head Mohamed al-Attar said, after 13…
Saudi official: Pilgrims buy 25% of our gold and jewelry
Egypt

Saudi official: Pilgrims buy 25% of our gold and jewelry

  Hajj pilgrims buy an estimated 25 percent of the gold and jewelry sold in Saudi Arabia each year, according…
Dozens of pilgrims stranded at Cairo airport over ticket mishap
Egypt

Dozens of pilgrims stranded at Cairo airport over ticket mishap

Dozens of Umra pilgrims have been stranded at Cairo International Airport as of Monday because flight tickets were unavailable. The…
Tantawi’s honor guard assaults pilgrims at Cairo airport
Egypt

Tantawi’s honor guard assaults pilgrims at Cairo airport

The honor guard of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, assaulted…
Iraq: Bomb kills 20 Shia pilgrims in south
World

Iraq: Bomb kills 20 Shia pilgrims in south

A bomb killed at least 20 Shia pilgrims near the southern port city of Basra on Saturday, Iraqi officials said.…
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