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Ramadan evening, Eid prayers to be done at home amid coronavirus, says Saudi grand mufti

17 Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that Muslim prayers during Ramadan and for the subsequent Eid Al-Fitr feast should be...

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour virus curfew in Makkah and Madina

02 Apr 2020

Saudi Arabia on Thursday extended curfew restrictions on Islam's two holiest cities (Makkah and Madina) to 24 hours to stem the spread of coronavirus as the number of deaths from...

Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques, exempts two Holy Mosques

17 Mar 2020

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that mosques would no longer accept worshippers for the customary five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer, in exceptional measures intended to help limit...

King Salman orders to open ‘Mataf’ for non-Umrah performers

07 Mar 2020

Saudi Arabia has announced the opening of the Mataf (area for circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba) for non-Umrah performers starting from Saturday, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The...

VIDEO: Grand Mosque wears a deserted look as Saudi records three new coronavirus cases

05 Mar 2020

Saudi Arabia on Thursday emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilisation over fears of the new coronavirus, an unprecedented move after the kingdom suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage. State television relayed...

Video: Millions from all over the world take part in Hajj rites

10 Aug 2019

More than 2 million pilgrims were gathered in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Friday to perform initial rites of the Hajj, an Islamic pilgrimage that takes...

Saudi King invites New Zealand shooting survivor, victims’ relatives for Hajj

10 Aug 2019

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz invited as his guests to the Hajj this year 200 survivors and relatives of victims of a shooting spree in Christchurch, New Zealand, where a...

NZ attacks’ survivors, victims’ relatives pray for the martyrs

09 Aug 2019

Two hundred survivors and relatives of victims of March’s massacres at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, are undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to “pray for the martyrs.”...

Readers line up for copy of British Vogue edited by Meghan

01 Aug 2019

Royal-loving readers queued up on Friday to buy the new edition of the British Vogue magazine which was guest edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain's...

Etihad Airways to deploy extra flights for Hajj season

25 Jul 2019

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will deploy additional flights between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia to facilitate the movement of thousands of pilgrims during the Hajj season....

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