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Gaza marks start of Eid with outdoor prayers amongst rubble with food...
After blocking all food and aid from entering Gaza for more than two months, Israel began allowing a trickle of supplies to enter for the UN several...
Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus, Iran says 22 dead
27 Feb 2020 4:26 PM ISTDisease outbreaks always have been a concern surrounding the hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, especially as pilgrims come...
Saudi urges Muslims to defer hajj plans over virus
1 April 2020 7:16 AM ISTSaudi authorities are yet to announce whether they will proceed with this year's hajj, scheduled for the end of July.
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
29 July 2020 2:31 PM ISTRather than standing and praying shoulder-to-shoulder in a sea of people from different walks of life, pilgrims this year are social distancing —...
2021 Hajj will depend on Saudi Arabia govt's decision: Mukhtar Abbas...
6 Jun 2021 9:08 AM ISTUnion Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that no decision has been taken by the Central government on the 2021 Hajj...
Grand Mosque in Mecca receives 1st batch of Haj pilgrims
18 July 2021 12:58 PM ISTThe first batch of Haj pilgrims have arrived at the Grand Mosque in Macca to perform their first ritual for the annual pilgrimage, the Saudi Press...
Virus transforms hajj in Mecca and future of the pilgrimage
18 July 2021 7:36 PM ISTTens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the...
With pandemic in mind, pared-back hajj in Mecca for 2nd year
19 July 2021 7:24 AM ISTTens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the...