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Egypt
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Politics
5/8/2014 3:25:21 PM
Saudi Arabia has reported a number of recent cases of the potentially deadly virus
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Egypt
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Politics
5/5/2014 11:46:53 AM
A 60-year-old woman suspected of having MERS has died in Port Said after returning from pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia
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Egypt
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Politics
4/30/2014 9:48:29 PM
Health ministry issues warning against religious pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia, along with all other travel, as worry mounts over regional spread of MERS
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World
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Region
4/1/2014 5:36:05 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
1/5/2014 7:33:05 PM
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Multimedia
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10/13/2013 11:27:11 PM
Millions of Muslims head to Saudi Arabia's Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage
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World
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Region
10/13/2013 12:27:22 PM
Sudan's president is in Mecca after attending the African Union summit in Ethiopia, Sudanese media reports
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World
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Region
10/10/2013 10:22:10 AM
The hajj is one of the largest gatherings in the world, and there are fears that pilgrims could be infected and return to their homelands carrying the virus
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World
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Region
9/22/2013 9:34:44 AM
Around two million people are expected at this year's hajj, which begins on 13 October and lasts five days
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Life & Style
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Health
9/19/2013 10:19:58 AM
Saudi health ministry announces that two citizens have died after contracting the MERS coronavirus
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World
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Region
9/8/2013 1:18:14 PM
Saudi Arabia is the country worst hit by MERS, which has killed 47 in the Gulf kingdom
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World
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Region
7/25/2013 2:15:27 PM
As a precaution against coronavirus in hajj season, Saudi authorities cut number of pilgrims coming from within country by half and by 20 percent from abroad; no measures taken yet at airport
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Business
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Economy
6/10/2013 9:33:39 PM
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou will visit Saudi Arabia to discuss latter's decision to cut number of pilgrims to Mecca, Medina by 20 percent
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Life & Style
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Health
5/27/2013 11:29:19 AM
With crowds due to gather for pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia soon, WHO decides to step in
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Egypt
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Politics
5/14/2013 4:04:58 PM
After appearance of five more cases of coronavirus in Saudi Arabia, Muslim Brotherhood's Essam El-Erian calls for preventative measures against SARS-like virus ahead of Umrah pilgrimage season
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Books
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World
5/8/2013 12:22:38 PM
Japanese author Haruki Murakami said Monday his latest novel was a new experiment and grew longer than expected as he developed a desire to expand on side characters while writing.
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World
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Region
4/29/2013 10:59:00 AM
Hundreds of Jewish worshippers wrap up their festival-like peaceful pilgrimage in Tunisia
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World
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Region
4/24/2013 2:46:16 PM
Some 450 foreign pilgrims as well as Tunisian Jews are expected to attend a Jewish pilgrimage in Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia
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Books
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World
4/14/2013 10:53:36 AM
More than 100 people lined up at midnight at a Tokyo bookstore, eager to get their hands on the latest Haruki Murakami novel that went on sale on Friday, the first in three years by the global bestselling author
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Business
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Economy
3/30/2013 2:55:21 PM
Saudi Arabia's illegal immigrants are unofficially tolerated by the kingdom due to the possible obstacles in the way of expelling them
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