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Egypt consulate resolves Saudi airport sit-in
Egypt

Egypt consulate resolves Saudi airport sit-in

The Egyptian Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah ended a half-day sit-in of 4000 Egyptian workers at Jeddah…
61 Egyptian pilgrims died during hajj
Egypt

61 Egyptian pilgrims died during hajj

At least 61 Egyptian pilgrims died during the hajj this year, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Ashiry said…
Saudi mufti decries prayers for US destruction
World

Saudi mufti decries prayers for US destruction

Saudi Arabia's grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, warned against praying for the devastation of the US as Sandy swept…
Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca
World

Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca

  Saudi authorities quickly dispersed a protest by hundreds of Syrian pilgrims calling for the fall of Syrian President Bashar…
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…
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…
Saudi cleric calls for ‘urgent’ action to stop Syria bloodshed
World

Saudi cleric calls for ‘urgent’ action to stop Syria bloodshed

The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque called on Arabs and Muslims on Friday to take "practical and urgent" steps to…
Syrian pilgrims raise rebel flag at hajj as mufti calls for unity
World

Syrian pilgrims raise rebel flag at hajj as mufti calls for unity

Syrian pilgrims raised rebel flags as the hajj reached its climax near Mecca on Thursday, despite a call from Saudi…
Three Egyptians die as pilgrims begin hajj
World

Three Egyptians die as pilgrims begin hajj

Three Egyptian pilgrims died Wednesday, bringing the death toll of Egyptians conducting hajj in Saudi Arabia this year to 19,…
Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry
Egypt

Reports on Egyptian woman raped in Saudi Arabia false, claims Foreign Ministry

  Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Eshairy has denied reports that an Egyptian woman was brutally gang raped…
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