Tags - Mecca

Iran ready to dispatch medical team to Mecca

Rasa - Iran’s Health Ministry, in a statement on Saturday, declared its readiness to send a medical team to treat the wounded in a crane crash in the the Grand Mosque of the Saudi holy city of Mecca .

News ID: 3337 Publish Date : 2015/09/12

At least 107 people, including Iranian, killed as crane crashes on pilgrims in Mecca

Rasa - At least 107 people, including an Iranian citizen, are killed as a crane falls on Hajj pilgrims in the Grand Mosque of Mecca , Saudi Arabia.

News ID: 3334 Publish Date : 2015/09/12

Russian pilgrims prepare for the Hajj

Rasa - As world Muslims wrap up their preparations for the life-time spiritual journey of hajj, Russian Muslims are facing challenges of hot weather, cuisine differences as well as hajj costs which doubled since the ruble depreciated.

News ID: 3132 Publish Date : 2015/08/13

Mecca Grand Mosque expansion to end before Ramadan

RNA - Sources report that the construction work at the Grand Mosque in Mecca , is progressing well and the project is likely to be completed before Ramadan.

News ID: 2286 Publish Date : 2015/04/05

Is ISIS planning to occupy Mecca ?

Rasa – Clashes erupted between Saudi border patrol and ISIL terrorists trying to enter Saudi Arabia from Iraq, Saudi Local media reported earlier this morning. But is ISIS planning to occupy Mecca ?

News ID: 2029 Publish Date : 2015/01/20

77 doors in Grand Mosque open for visitors

Rasa - Some 77 doors in the Grand Mosque in Makkah have been kept open for pilgrims and visitors to avoid crowding, according to the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

News ID: 1953 Publish Date : 2015/01/03

Madinah facelift to cost 12k job loss

Rasa - The multibillion-riyal expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah has seen several hotels demolished, resulting in the loss of 12,000 jobs, a local Arabic daily newspaper reported Thursday.

News ID: 1949 Publish Date : 2015/01/03

Canopies to be built for Mecca Grand Mosque courtyard: Saudi daily

Rasa - The courtyards around the Grand Mosque in Mecca will have canopies similar to those in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Gazette daily reported on monday.

News ID: 1831 Publish Date : 2014/12/16

Holy prophet's birthplace house to be destroyed, replaced with royal palace

Rasa - Outrage at plan to destroy the ‘birthplace’ of the Prophet Mohamed and replace it with a new palace and luxury malls are growing.

News ID: 1627 Publish Date : 2014/11/14

Outrage at “plans” to destroy “birthplace” of Prophet Muhammad

Rasa - The site in Makkah where the Prophet Muhammad (S) is said to have been born is about to be “buried under marble” and replaced by a huge royal palace, according to an article in today’s Independent newspaper .

News ID: 1619 Publish Date : 2014/11/13

Ka’bah in Makkah adorned with new covering

Rasa - In an annual custom, the new black cloth was placed on top of the Ka’bah, at the center of the Grand Mosque, as about two million pilgrims converged on the nearby vast plains of Arafat in the climax of hajj.

News ID: 1308 Publish Date : 2014/10/04

150 Saudi barbers to serve pilgrims

Rasa - Over 150 Saudi barbers are ready to trim and shave pilgrims’ heads in Mina Saturday on Eid Al-Adha holiday.

News ID: 1307 Publish Date : 2014/10/04

Hajj pilgrims mark Day of Arafah

Rasa – The annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj has reached its peak. Millions of pilgrims, who have performed the lesser hajj in the holy city of Makkah, have moved to the plain of Arafah. These pilgrims are performing the rites the Prophet Muhammad (S) performed 1400 years ago.

News ID: 1298 Publish Date : 2014/10/03

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