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Saudi Arabia affirmed it did not prevent Iranians or otherse from performing Hajj

MINA - Musimchronicle

Saudi Arabia on Sunday affirmed that it did not prevent Iranians or anyone else from performing their Hajj rituals or visiting the Holy Land and Makkah. ''Iranians are Muslims, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is open to all Muslims to perform Hajj rituals,'' Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, emphasised during aRead more

This Year's Hajj Season is Free from Epidemic Diseases: Minister of Health

Mina - Musimchronicle

This year's Hajj season is free from epidemic diseases and that all pilgrims are healthy, Saudi Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah announced during a press conference held today at Mina Emergency Hospital in Mina. "The Ministry has mobilised its human, material and mechanical capabilities to provide its preventive and therapeutic services for the pilgrims so that theyRead more

Terrorists trying to harm holy sites without considering their sanctity: King Salman

MINA - Musimchronicle

Agents of terrorism have been trying to attack the holy sites without considering their sanctity, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said during the annual reception at the Royal Court at Mina Palace on Saturday. However, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Allah's help and in co-operation with the kingdom's brothers and friends haveRead more

Medical City saves UAE Hajj pilgrim

Mina - Muslimchronicle

A medical team from the Center for Neuroscience at King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) in Makkah saved the life of an Emirati pilgrim who had suffered a stroke. The 60-year-old suffered paralysis of the right side of his body and was unable to speak. The case was immediately diagnosed, and solvent intravenous treatment was used within an hour of theRead more

Religious tourism: the white gold of Saudi Arabia

Mina - Muslimchronicle

With global oil prices flailing, Saudi Arabia is turning to another natural resource: billions of dollars gained from religious tourism as the kingdom hosts the annual hajj pilgrimage. Shops line the packed esplanade of the Great Mosque of Mecca, one of the holiest sites in Islam, lowering their awnings only at prayer time and re-opening their doors minutes after theRead more

Muslim pilgrims mark final hajj rite with 'Stoning of Devil'

Mina - Muslimchronicle

In stifling heat, a Saudi security guard sprayed Muslim pilgrims with water as they advanced through Mina for the final rite of the hajj, the "Stoning of the Devil" that has proved lethal in past years. Pilgrims gathered under the scorching sun in Mina on Friday for the final major ritual -- the symbolic Stoning of the Devil -- atRead more

Saudi Arabia says ready to welcome

MINA - Muslimchronicle

The Saudi authorities said Tuesday that they were ready to welcome more than two million Muslims from around the globe for this week's hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites. "Our plans have been drawn up on the basis of more than two million pilgrims, including 1.73 million from abroad," interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki told a news conference.Read more

Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry

Cairo - Arab Today

Growing up in Egypt, Mina and other Copts remember all too well the anti-Christian slurs they used to hear at school and on the street. Once, while playing football, a Muslim youth snatched Mina's necklace and crucifix and stomped on it. "I won't forget that day," said Mina, now in his 30s. Egypt is now trying to come to termsRead more