A FIRST: Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest sites
For the first time, Saudi female soldiers stood guard in Mecca as thousands of Muslim pilgrims took part in this year's Hajj. Women dressed in military khaki uniforms were seen monitoring the security situation in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Jul 22, 2021, 07:14 AM IST
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.
Hajj stoning to be shortened after deadly stampede
A stoning ritual which led to the deaths of about 2,300 people during last year's hajj will be more tightly controlled during next month's pilgrimage, Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2016, 15:52 PM IST
Eighteen injured in Mecca stampede: Saudi media
The hajj and umra pilgrimages bring millions of Muslims to the holy places in Saudi Arabia every year.
Jul 02, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Female suicide bomber wounds seven in Turkey's Bursa
A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the Turkish city of Bursa on Wednesday, wounding seven people in the latest attack to strike the country, officials said.
Apr 27, 2016, 23:28 PM IST
Foreign toll figures show Hajj tragedy deadliest in history
The death toll from September's stampede at the Hajj has risen to at least 1,608, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it the deadliest incident in the pilgrimage's history.
Oct 12, 2015, 23:35 PM IST
Hajj stampede: VK Singh heads to Saudi for helping Indian Nationals
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is being rushed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians in the Hajj stampede last month.
Oct 05, 2015, 18:10 PM IST
Hajj disaster: 1,100 photos of dead not just from Mecca stampede, says Saudi Police
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the Hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near Mecca.
Sep 29, 2015, 23:50 PM IST
PM Modi condoles death of pilgrims in Hajj stampede tragedy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of pilgrims in last week's grisly stampede at Mina, the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in last 25 years.
Sep 29, 2015, 00:26 AM IST
Hajj pilgrims to begin journey of faith from today
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the world, including over 1.5 lakh Indians, will begin Hajj from Tuesday when they assemble in the valley of Mina as Saudi authorities said preparations have been completed for the world's largest annual gathering.
Sep 22, 2015, 08:56 AM IST
Two injured in Mecca landslide
Two people were injured late on Friday night when part of a mountain in Mecca collapsed on their home, state news agency SPA said.
Sep 19, 2015, 13:52 PM IST
Saudi king sanctions Binladin firm over pre-Haj tragedy
Saudi Arabia's King Salman sanctioned the powerful Saudi Binladin Group on Tuesday over the collapse of a construction crane at Mecca's Grand Mosque, which killed more than 100 people days before the hajj pilgrimage.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:07 AM IST
Probe report filed on Mecca's Grand Mosque tragedy in Saudi Arabia
Two days after a crane collapse killed 107 people, including two Indian women, at Mecca's Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia, the region's governor on Sunday filed an investigative report, official media said.
Sep 14, 2015, 00:04 AM IST
Saudi King vows to find cause of crane tragedy at Mecca`s Grand Mosque; toll rises to 107
Saudi Arabia`s King Salman vowed on Saturday to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca`s Grand Mosque.
Sep 13, 2015, 03:39 AM IST
Bengal woman killed in Grand Mosque tragedy: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said a woman from the state is among those killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia.
Sep 12, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
Haj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse: Saudi official
This year`s haj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, a Saudi official told AFP on Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 14:36 PM IST
At least 107 people killed as crane crashes on to Mecca's Grand Mosque
At least 107 pilgrims were killed on Friday night and more than 200 injured when a construction crane crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca.
Sep 12, 2015, 09:44 AM IST
Two Indian Haj pilgrims killed in Mecca Grand Mosque accident
Two Indian Haj pilgrims, one from Kerala and the other from West Bengal, were among the 107 people killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabian holy city of Mecca, while 15 Indians are among the injured, officials said on Saturday.
Sep 12, 2015, 09:14 AM 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
Crane collapse kills at least 107 at Mecca`s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia
A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca`s Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Sep 12, 2015, 07:44 AM IST
