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Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 25, 2023. (AP/ Amr Nabil)
June 25, 2023, 9:50 pm
Massive crowds converge at Mecca’s Grand Mosque as annual hajj begins in Saudi heat
Islam’s holiest site to host more than 2 million worshipers from 160 countries, in what Saudi authorities expect to be the largest pilgrimage in history
By Haitham el-Tabei
A Saudi family distributes free tea to pilgrims, as Muslims from around the world arrive to attend the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the holy Saudi city of Mecca on June 23, 2023. (Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 11:24 am
‘God’s guests’: Saudis safeguard hajj hospitality tradition
Residents of Mecca sustain annual pilgrim multitudes with food and water, a custom they maintain even in an era of luxury accommodation for tourists
By Haitham el-Tabei
Friends and family attend the funeral of 21-year-old Israeli Harel Masood, who was killed in a terror attack near the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the cemetery in Yesodot, on June 20, 2023. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 1:00 pm
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By ToI Staff
In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (Amr Nabil/AP)
June 20, 2023, 8:01 pm
Flights between Israel and Saudi Arabia for Muslim pilgrims won’t be ready for Hajj
While US, Saudi and Israeli officials had been working to get line up by end of month, Hanegbi says they weren’t able to pull it off; reason not said to be political
By Jacob Magid
Huda Zaqqout reads from a large copy of a Muslim holy book at her home, a few weeks before she is slated to travel to Mecca for the Muslim pilgrimage of hajj, in Gaza City, May 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
June 15, 2023, 12:08 pm
‘Now I can die in peace’: After long waits, new pilgrims ready for COVID-free hajj
After 3 years in which pandemic limited attendance and long waiting lists swelled further, Muslims from Gaza, Indonesia and the US prepare for once-in-a-lifetime visit to Mecca
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (Amr Nabil/AP)
May 21, 2023, 11:54 pm
Israel reportedly in ‘advanced’ talks for direct flights to Hajj in Saudi Arabia
Several outlets claim breakthrough in talks for pilgrimage flights next month, which would ease burden for Muslims making trip; FM Cohen says normalization possible in 6 months
By ToI Staff
In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (Amr Nabil/AP)
August 5, 2022, 12:38 pm
Iran demands release of citizen held in Saudi Arabia since hajj pilgrimage
Little is known about detainee, who has not been identified by Islamic Republic, nor has Sunni kingdom officially announced an arrest
By AP
Iranian worshippers take part in the morning prayer ceremony for Eid al-Adha, celebrated by Muslims worldwide, at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosalla mosque, on July 10, 2022. (AFP)
July 17, 2022, 7:12 pm
Iran pardons, commutes sentences for 2,200 convicts to mark Muslim holidays
Supreme leader Khamenei ‘granted pardons or commuted the sentences of 2,272 convicts’ for the Eid al-Adha and Ghadir religious holidays
By AFP
An illustrative photo of an El Al flight taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside Tel Aviv, October 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 14, 2022, 1:09 am
Report: Saudi Arabia to okay all overflights from Israel, and direct travel for hajj
Overflight approval would significantly shorten journeys to India, China and more; hajj okay would enable Israeli Muslim pilgrims to board direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca
By ToI Staff
Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Karim al-Issa, the head of the Muslim World League, speaks at the Nimrah Mosque in Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, July 8, 2022. (SPA -- Saudi state news agency)
July 10, 2022, 2:58 am
Saudi cleric known for Auschwitz visit, interfaith dialogue gives main hajj sermon
Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa speaks of Muslim obligation to bring hearts together; Israeli commentator says Saudis’ choice of ‘Zionist imam’ is ‘significant signal’
By ToI Staff
Muslim worshipers offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Jerusalem's Old City, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
July 9, 2022, 1:14 pm
Millions of Muslims around the world commemorate Eid al-Adha amid soaring food costs
While many cut back on traditional feasts as prices rocket, community prayers return — a welcome sight for many after years of COVID restrictions
By amr nabil and Isabel Debre
A general view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque is seen during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 7, 2022, 7:20 pm
Israel asks Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights for Muslim pilgrims on way to Mecca
Kingdom currently allows pilgrims from Israel but requires them to travel through a third country; direct flights from Tel Aviv would cut costs by half, says Minister Esawi Frej
By Tobias Siegal
A general view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque is seen during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
July 7, 2022, 3:15 pm
A hajj closer to normal: 1 million Muslims begin annual pilgrimage at Mecca
After two years of coronavirus pandemic restrictions, massive religious festival gets underway, though some limitations remain
By amr nabil and Isabel Debre
Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on July 5, 2022 (AFP)
July 6, 2022, 2:08 pm
Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million pilgrims for largest hajj since start of pandemic
Attendance still far lower than the 2.5 million Muslims who made the pilgrimage in 2019; this year, participants must be under 65, vaccinated and with negative test
By AP
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks on the anniversary of the death of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, shown in the poster at top center, at his mausoleum in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2022. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 9, 2022, 10:13 am
Iran’s Khamenei says hajj pilgrims must ‘expose Zionist plots’
Iranian supreme leader says combating Jewish ‘conspiracies’ is an ‘essential duty’ during pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, decries normalization deals with Israel
By Luke Tress
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