Makkah
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Saudi Arabia clears Makkah of over 300,000 unregistered pilgrims ahead of hajj
Jun 10, 2024Ahead of the hajj, which starts next week, Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that security agents have removed hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from Makkah. One of the five pillars of Islam, the annual pilgrimage,... -
Saudi to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Makkah
Apr 6, 2021Saudi authorities said Monday only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. The hajj and umrah ministry said in... -
Bangladeshi man jumps to death in Makkah
Jun 19, 2018A Bangladeshi man has thrown himself to death from the first floor into the Kaaba circumambulation area in the second suicide case at the Haram Sharif Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah in one week. A...
