Madina

Now you can virtually visit Madina’s Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has created a virtual 3D platform that allows Muslims worldwide to visit Madina’s Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the second holiest mosque in the world.

Saudi Arabia reopens Makkah, Madina holy sites after coronavirus closure

Saudi Arabia has reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram Mosque in Makkah and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Madina, after they were closed for sterilization to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

Saudi grand mufti warns of unfair means to perform Hajj

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.

Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities

Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia today, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,177

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.

History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage

The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.

April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023

Now you can virtually visit Madina’s Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has created a virtual 3D platform that allows Muslims worldwide to visit Madina’s Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, the second holiest mosque in the world.

March 7, 2020
March 7, 2020

Saudi Arabia reopens Makkah, Madina holy sites after coronavirus closure

Saudi Arabia has reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram Mosque in Makkah and Al-Masjid al Nabawy in Madina, after they were closed for sterilization to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

August 14, 2016
August 14, 2016

Saudi grand mufti warns of unfair means to perform Hajj

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.

July 5, 2016
July 5, 2016

Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities

Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia today, in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepared to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.

October 20, 2015
October 20, 2015

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,177

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.

September 24, 2015
September 24, 2015

History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage

The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.

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