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Egypt
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Society
12/30/2021 7:26:34 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has announced a set of regulations governing the next Umrah (the small pilgrimage to Mecca) for Egyptians, one week after the Cabinet’s approved requirements for the religious trips for the months of Rajab, Sha’ban and Ramadan of the current Hijra year.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/1/2021 12:52:00 PM
Saudi Arabia will allow fully-vaccinated Egyptian pilgrims arriving via on direct flights from Egypt to perform Umrah (the small pilgrimage) as per a decision last week to remove the country from the kingdom's restricted list on direct flights, starting Wednesday, 1 December.
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World
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Region
7/20/2021 2:57:42 PM
The hajj ministry has officially allowed women of all ages to make the pilgrimage without a male relative, known as a 'mehrem', on the condition that they go in a group
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World
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Region
6/16/2021 10:00:05 PM
Robots began handing out bottles of sacred water in Mecca this week in preparation for a socially distanced Hajj pilgrimage in Islam's holiest city, due to the coronavirus pandemic
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World
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Region
6/12/2021 2:30:01 PM
The announcement by the kingdom comes after it ran an incredibly pared-down pilgrimage last year over the virus, but still allowed a small number of the faithful to take part in the annual ceremony
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Egypt
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Politics
2/28/2021 12:14:33 PM
The House of Representatives will also discuss three laws on regulating Umrah pilgrimage, the donation of blood, and the election of the board of the Federation of Egyptian Industries
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Egypt
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Politics
1/6/2021 10:28:42 AM
A group of Egyptian citizens were on their way to perform Umrah pilgrimage in a highway in the city of Tabouk when their bus flipped over killing 16 Egyptian nationals and injuring others
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World
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Region
10/31/2020 1:17:57 PM
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World
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Region
10/22/2020 7:44:13 PM
Arab states without formal ties have been admitted on a case-by-case basis for trade or pilgrimage
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World
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Region
10/6/2020 10:23:37 PM
The violence was sparked when a group of pilgrims from other parts of southern Iraq entered the visitation area separating the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines
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World
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Region
10/4/2020 10:37:03 AM
Only Saudi citizens and residents will be permitted to enter the mosque during this first phase of reopening
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World
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Region
9/21/2020 5:06:47 PM
Saudi Arabia on Monday released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims back to Islam's holiest site in Mecca
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World
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Region
8/22/2020 2:18:07 PM
Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews descend on Uman every Jewish New Year to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, who revived the Hasidic movement and died in 1810
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Egypt
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Politics
7/31/2020 2:07:00 PM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
7/30/2020 2:01:11 PM
last week saw the annual change of the kiswa, the lavish cloth covering the holy Kaaba in Mecca. Ahram Weekly chronicles Egypt’s centuries-old contribution to the process
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Egypt
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Politics
7/29/2020 11:33:46 PM
The EMA expects a slight rise in temperatures ranging from two to three degrees Celsius, leading to warm and humid temperatures in the north and extremely hot temperatures in the south
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Egypt
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Politics
7/14/2020 1:22:05 PM
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World
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Region
7/7/2020 11:57:18 AM
The guidelines were announced on Monday as Saudi authorities prepare to carry out a very limited hajj, which for the first time will not include pilgrims from outside the country
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
6/30/2020 8:16:15 PM
There will be significant financial and other costs in limiting the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca this year as a result of measures taken to halt the spread of the Covid-19
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World
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Region
6/19/2020 10:21:10 PM
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