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Happy Eid-ul-Adha 2022: Top 50 Eid Mubarak Wishes, Messages and Quotes to share with your friends and family on Bakrid

Eid- ul- Adha is an important festival of Muslims. They celebrate this festival for three days in which prayers are offered in the mosque, new clothes are worn by the Muslims and greetings are exchanged. It is celebrated on the last day of Hajj which is a pilgrimage to holy…

The Times of India · Jul 8, 2022

Muslim pilgrims gather for peak of haj east of Mecca

Around one million Muslim pilgrims gathered at sunrise on Friday at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for a vigil to atone their sins and to pray for peace back home as the annual haj pilgrimage neared its climax.

Reuters · Jul 8, 2022

Saudi Arabia Tightens Control Over Companies to Improve Pilgrims’ Services

Saudi competent authorities have tightened a number of procedures and regulations to prevent manipulation and negligence in the services provided to pilgrims, vowing to severely punish companies or entities that fail to assume their tasks during the Hajj season this year. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 8, 2022

Biden trip promotes budding Arab-Israeli security ties

Once-unthinkable coordination between Israeli and Arab militaries is coming into greater focus as Joe Biden heads into his first Middle East trip as president

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Hajj Crowds Move to Mina as Pilgrimage Pinnacle Nears

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims journeyed from Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah to a white-tented city in Mina on Thursday as they neared the highlight of the biggest Hajj ritual since the coronavirus pandemic began. Worshippers took buses or walked to Mina, seven kilometers (four miles) from Makkah's Grand…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 7, 2022

Haj season to come to an end soon

This year 3,081 pilgrims embarked on the pilgrimage from Hyderabad

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022

Israel asks Saudis to let Mecca pilgrims fly in from Tel Aviv

Israel asks Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2022

Frustration as Saudi Hajj lottery limits foreign pilgrims returning to Mecca

A million fully vaccinated Muslims from around the world have gathered in the holy city of Mecca for the five-day Hajj. It's a big increase in number since the pandemic upended the annual Saudi event in 2020. While foreign pilgrims have returned, a government-organised lottery system has put a squeeze…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 7, 2022

Israel asks Saudis to let Mecca pilgrims fly direct from Tel Aviv

Israel's regional cooperation minister said on Thursday that he had asked Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv for Muslim pilgrims, pointing to a possible new accommodation by Riyadh ahead of next week's visit by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022

US, Israel push Arab allies for joint defence pact amid Iran tensions

The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security alliance with Arab states that would connect air defence systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East, four sources familiar with the plan said.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022