Saudi Arabia foils suicide attack on Mecca's Grand Mosque; bomber blows himself up
The month of fasting ends with the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, expected to be on Sunday. Saudi monarchs usually spend the last 10 days of Ramadan in Mecca.
19 pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident
At least 19 Arab pilgrims were killed and 22 injured on Saturday in a bus accident on a road linking Saudi Arabia`s holy cities Makkah and Madina.
Mar 19, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
Hajj stampede: 14 Indians killed in Mecca; Sushma Swaraj assures full assistance
At least 717 people, including 14 Indians, have been killed in the stampede during Haj at Mina near holy city of Mecca on Thursday. It is the worst tragedy that has hit the world's holiest Muslim pilgrimage in 25 years.
Sep 25, 2015, 10:01 AM IST
Saudi criticised after hajj stampede kills more than 700
Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter of a century.
Sep 25, 2015, 07:54 AM IST
Haj pilgrim from Kerala dies in Makkah
A Haj pilgrim from Kerala died in Makkah on Thursday but not in the stampede, said a Congress leader who is also on pilgrimage.
Sep 24, 2015, 19:24 PM IST
Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for Bengal woman killed in Makkah
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced Rs.10 lakh as compensation to the family of Muniza Ahamed of the state who was among the 107 killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia`s Makkah city.
Sep 12, 2015, 19:35 PM IST
President, VP, PM condole loss of lives in Mecca accident
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca in which some Indians were also injured.
Sep 12, 2015, 08:48 AM IST
