Holy City Of Mecca
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
-
Did Shah Rukh Khan And Gauri Visit Mecca In New Year? The Truth Behind Viral Image
The photos first surfaced around the New Year, along with the claim that SRK and his family went to the holy city on the first day of the year.
-
20 Pilgrims Killed, Dozens Injured In Bus Crash In Saudi Arabia
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported.
-
Farooq Abdullah Leaves For Saudi Arabia To Perform Pilgrimage
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday left for Saudi Arabia to perform 'Umrah', a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
-
Man Claims He Did Mecca Pilgrimage For Queen, Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
-
Israeli Reporter Enters Mecca, Saudi National Arrested For Helping Him
A Saudi national was arrested for allegedly helping a non-Muslim Israeli reporter Gil Tamary for Israel's Channel 13, enter the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Press Agency said.
-
Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
-
Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
-
Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
-
Socially Distanced Robots Serve Mecca Holy Water Ahead Of Hajj
Robots began handing out bottles of sacred water in Mecca this week in preparation for a socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
-
Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
-
Did Shah Rukh Khan And Gauri Visit Mecca In New Year? The Truth Behind Viral Image
The photos first surfaced around the New Year, along with the claim that SRK and his family went to the holy city on the first day of the year.
-
20 Pilgrims Killed, Dozens Injured In Bus Crash In Saudi Arabia
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported.
-
Farooq Abdullah Leaves For Saudi Arabia To Perform Pilgrimage
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday left for Saudi Arabia to perform 'Umrah', a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
-
Man Claims He Did Mecca Pilgrimage For Queen, Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
-
Israeli Reporter Enters Mecca, Saudi National Arrested For Helping Him
A Saudi national was arrested for allegedly helping a non-Muslim Israeli reporter Gil Tamary for Israel's Channel 13, enter the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Press Agency said.
-
Social Distancing Measures Reimposed At Mecca's Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, after recording the highest number of infections in months.
-
Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
-
Pilgrims Arrive In Mecca For Second Hajj During Pandemic
Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam's holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
-
Socially Distanced Robots Serve Mecca Holy Water Ahead Of Hajj
Robots began handing out bottles of sacred water in Mecca this week in preparation for a socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
