Mecca
Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot begin while Mecca broadcasts antisemitic hate - editorial
In a weekly sermon delivered at Mecca two days before the Bondi Beach terror attack the preacher called on God to punish the Jews and portrayed Israel as a cruel “Zionist enemy."
Normalization? The Mecca sermon no one in the West wants to hear - opinion
Saudi Arabia executes two people for plotting attacks on places of worship
Saudi authorities release Iranian cleric arrested for bad mouthing Kingdom, Sunnah
Sermon suggests Saudi Arabia near normalizing ties with Israel
According to Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the prophet was so good to his Jewish neighbor that the latter converted to Islam.
Thousands of Iranians register for, plan to attend hajj amid coronavirus
Considering that Saudi Arabia has not officially announced its position on this year's hajj, registration and selections have gone on as they had in previous years.
In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before
The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is usually one of community, reflection, charity and prayer.
Saudi Arabia suspends entry of Mecca pilgrims amid coronavirus spread
Umrah Visits to Mecca After first case of corona is found in Baghdad, Saudi Arabia suspends entry of pilgrims amid spread of virus.
Saudi Arabia orders arrest of female rapper who produced 'Mecca Girl'
"Our respect to other girls but the Mecca girl is sugar candy," Slay sings in the video, rapping about women who reside in the city of Mecca.
Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for haj, Saudis warn against politics
Saudi Arabia stakes its reputation on its guardianship of Islam's holiest sites and organizing a peaceful haj, which has been marred in the past by deadly stampedes, fires and riots.
Don't count your chickens: Israel to experience poultry shortage
As Muslim workers are to be absent on Eid al-Adha, several slaughterhouses are to be shut down
COGAT prepares for thousands of Palestinians on Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
“To the pilgrims, and to the entire Muslim world, we wish a blessed Hajj," COGAT's head, Maj.-Gen. Kamil Abu Rukun, said.
Saudi ‘halal’ nightclub tests societal limits for reforms
Country’s entertainment sector plays crucial role in pushing boundaries, but opponents say basic human rights are being violated.
Voices from the Arab Press: Israel responsible for Palestinian refugees
It was only in recent years that the ‘Beyond Zionism’ Israeli academic movement began stripping the Israeli refugee narrative of its lies.
