Multimedia
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10/22/2012 9:31:43 PM
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Business
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Economy
10/21/2012 5:34:31 PM
Stocks fall in Cairo on Sunday as country prepares for Islamic festival of Eid Al-Adha
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Egypt
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Politics
10/14/2012 11:48:26 AM
Executive Chief of the Egyptian mission in Saudi Arabia reports that three Egyptians died during the pilgrimage to Mecca
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Heritage
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Coptic
10/9/2012 3:09:25 PM
Not far from Egypt's UNESCO World Heritage Site of Abu Mena are the remains of an old pilgrimage harbour that in its heyday received scores of pilgrims on their way to the sanctuary of Saint Menas
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Life & Style
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Health
9/26/2012 2:44:48 PM
Global alert for new infection, Wednesday, after Qatari man travelling from Saudi contracts SARS-like virus; World Health Organisation prepares measures for Haj pilgrimage next month
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Egypt
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Politics
7/25/2012 1:24:13 PM
Six million pilgrims visit Mecca since beginning of Umrah pilgrimage season in February, Egyptians provide largest contingent from any nation
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Business
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Economy
7/24/2012 9:58:07 PM
Local tourist agencies condemn abrupt price increases on national carrier's flights to oil-rich kingdom during pilgrimage season, saying move will adversely impact Egypt's struggling tourism sector
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Egypt
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Politics
6/26/2012 6:07:59 PM
Ahmed Shafiq campaign says vanquished candidate will found new political party following Umrah pilgrimage, despite earlier denials from Shafiq himself
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World
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Region
5/25/2012 3:40:15 PM
Now arriving in Turkey, Syrian rebels release the Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Aleppo, northern Syria
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World
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Region
5/22/2012 6:58:30 PM
Lebanese Shiites returning from pilgrimage in Iran are kidnapped in Syria by rebels, government, Hezbollah announce efforts to resolve issue
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World
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Region
5/13/2012 12:34:15 PM
Thousands of Jews from Morocco, Israel and other parts of the world have over the past week carried out an annual pilgrimage to the Islamic nation to honour celebrated rabbis
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World
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Region
5/8/2012 11:45:51 AM
Hundreds of Jews from around the world are expected at Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue to participate in a two-day pilgrimage under tight security
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Egypt
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Politics
4/23/2012 5:08:00 PM
Ahmed El-Gizawi, lawyer for recently detained Egyptians, charged with 'defaming' King of Saudi Arabia and sentenced Monday to 20 lashes and one year in jail, while travelling to the gulf country for 'Umrah' pilgrimage
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Business
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Economy
4/10/2012 3:58:16 PM
Chamber of commerce says firms organising controversial pilgrimages for Egypt's Coptic Christians are acting within the law
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Egypt
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Politics
4/9/2012 1:16:43 PM
Egyptian Coptic Christians continue pilgrimage to Jerusalem in defiance of ban placed on travel to Holy Land by late Pope Shenouda III
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Egypt
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Politics
4/6/2012 3:56:03 PM
Over 100 Copts board planes on Friday to Israel in contravention to the ban placed by the late Pope Shenouda III, who was known as the 'Arabs' Pope' for his anti-Zionist convictions
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World
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Region
12/7/2011 10:49:03 AM
A Muslim Australian man sentenced to five-hundred lashes and a year in prison for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage month of Hajj in November
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World
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Region
11/9/2011 2:25:56 PM
Saudi crown prince hails pilgrimage as the "best" in history, saying none of the expected Arab Spring-related disturbances occurred
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World
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Region
11/5/2011 11:07:40 AM
More than two million Muslims begin massing Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the largest annual pilgrimage
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World
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Region
11/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
Saudi Arabia makes security preparations for the annual pilgrimage where Muslims from around the world congregate in Saudi cities Mecca and Medina where Islam was born
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