Hotel fire in Mecca causes alarm
Civil Defence spokesman Nayef al-Sharif said no casualties were reported in the incident.
Aug 21, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to open border to Qatar pilgrims, Qatar media silent
A statement on the official Saudi Press Agency said the Salwa border point would be open for Qatari citizens who wish to perform the annual pilgrimage to pass through with no electronic permissions needed.
Aug 17, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Saudi Arabia and Iraq to re-open border crossing after 27 years
The opening of border crossings for trade was also on a list of goals for the talks published by Sadr`s office.
Aug 15, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
First flight with 300 Haj pilgrims leaves for Saudi Arabia
A total of 11,800 pilgrims will be going on the Haj pilgrimage through the Nedumbassery airport this season.
Aug 13, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca
The coalition blamed a lack of control over the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah and misuse of permits for aid shipments for the continued smuggling of missiles into Yemen.
Jul 28, 2017, 15:04 PM IST
First batch of Haj pilgrims from Kashmir leave for Jeddah
The annual pilgrimage of Haj begins on Tuesday and 840 passengers left from Haj House in Srinagar to board a flight to Jeddah from the Srinagar Airport.
Jul 25, 2017, 11:28 AM IST
After 22 years, India mulling resuming sea route option for Haj
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is "actively considering" a plan to resume -- after 22 years -- the use of the Arabian Sea route to ferry Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and consultations with the Shipping Ministry are already on.
Apr 14, 2017, 21:15 PM IST
Planning to go to Haj? Pilgrimage by sea route likely to resume after 23 years
The practice of ferrying devotees between Mumbai and Jeddah by waterways was stopped from 1995 on account of MV Akbari, the ship which would transport pilgrims, growing old.
Apr 05, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
Why Haj subsidy is now a political issue?
But what it looks like is merely a political gimmick and that the real drama behind this ‘subsidy’ is all about vote-bank and about securing money.
Jan 13, 2017, 08:18 AM IST
First batch of Haj pilgrims from J&K to leave on August 10
Nearly 6,500 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir would perform Haj this year and the first batch would leave for Saudi Arabia on August 10, officials said on Thursday.
Jul 29, 2016, 00:37 AM IST
First Haj flight from Uttar Pradesh to take off on August 10
The first flight from Uttar Pradesh for Haj this year will take off on August 10, officials said on Tuesday. The flights will continue till August 21.
Jul 26, 2016, 17:52 PM IST
Saudi Arabia denounces Iran over decision to not send Hajj pilgrims this year
Saudi Arabia has denounced Iran over its decision not to send its pilgrims to the annual Hajj and has also criticised Tehran's demand regarding right to organise demonstrations during the Hajj and to have privileges.
May 30, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Sons of Indian haj victims desperate to know how parents perished
Firojsha Aiyubsha and his two brothers only found out that their parents had died in last week`s stampede during the haj in Saudi Arabia when a boy from their village deep in western India spotted the names on the Internet.
Sep 28, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
'Four Indians killed in Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia'
At least 717 people, including four Indians, were killed and over 860 injured in a stampede on Thursday during Haj here, in the second worst ever tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:33 PM IST
Stampede at Mecca: MEA issues helpline numbers for Indian nationals
In an effort to reach out to Indians in Haj at Mina where stampede claimed over 300 lives, Ministry of External Affairs has released a few emergency numbers.
Sep 24, 2015, 16:51 PM IST
Muslim pilgrims gather pebbles for last major hajj rite
A sea of Muslim pilgrims moved on Wednesday towards the holy site of Muzdalifah in Saudi Arabia, where they gather pebbles for the last major rite of this year`s hajj.
Sep 24, 2015, 03:58 AM IST
No political propaganda during Haj: Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia will not allow any political propaganda during this year's Haj and those trying to violate the pilgrimage's sanctity will be arrested, the crown prince has said apparently referring to attempts to use Islam's holiest site to highlight the situation in strife-torn Syria and Yemen.
Sep 19, 2015, 15:49 PM IST
First flight from Bhopal carrying Haj pilgrims begins today
The first flight from Bhopal to Saudi Arabia for Haj pilgrims will take off from here on Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 02:23 AM IST
