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    Mecca News

    Mecca and Jeddah on alert as Saudi Arabia issues warning messages

    Mecca is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam and the focal point of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
    World News
    Updated 1 day ago

    HistoriCity: A look at India’s historic links with Mecca

    It is unprecedented that Islam’s birthplace (also of Prophet Mohammad’s) has been pulled into the ongoing conflict.
    India News
    Updated 1 day ago

    ‘Purely defensive’: Pakistan on Saudi defence pact amid Houthi strikes on Mecca

    Houthis denied the group had targeted Mecca and called the Saudi reports a set-up for propaganda.
    World News
    Updated 9 days ago

    How the Houthis have opened a new front in the war in West Asia

    This handout picture released on September 15, 2026 by Ansarullah Media Centre reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in al-Jawf. The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen's civil war reignited in July, when the group declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 9 days ago

    'Dastardly, heinous': Pak on alleged drone attack on Mecca by Houthis

    The Pakistani leader also called for maximum restraint from both sides and called for a need to return to dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the escalating conflict between Riyadh and the Houthis in Yemen.
    World News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Saudi claims Houthi drone destroyed near Mecca, Yemeni group dismisses 'lies'

    Mecca is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam and the focal point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, and its security was a "red line," the coalition added in the statement.
    World News
    Updated 9 days ago

    Decoding scope of Saudi, Turkey, and Pakistan’s Mecca pact: New ‘NATO of East?’

    The promise of the Mecca pact has sparked comparison buzz with NATO, whose members make a similar commitment under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
    World News
    Updated 39 days ago

    Mecca pact: Interests primary, not alliances

    Holding grudges is the opposite of geopolitical agility, and they limit our options in a multi-aligned world.
    Opinion
    Updated 39 days ago

    Grand Strategy: The bigness trap of India’s strategic community

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting in Mecca.
    Opinion
    Updated 44 days ago

    Pilgrims kick off hajj as war's trajectory hangs in the balance

    Pilgrims kick off hajj as war's trajectory hangs in the balance
    World News
    Published 123 days ago

    With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat

    With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
    World News
    Published 123 days ago

    Exclusive | Aasif Sheikh fulfils long-held mannat with family Umrah pilgrimage

    Actor Aasif Sheikh with his wife, Zeba Nigar, son Alyjah Sheikh and daughter Mariyam during his visit to Mecca and Madina
    Htcity
    Updated 307 days ago

    6 days from homecoming, 45 Indians die in Saudi: Hyderabad top cop details plan

    45 Indians killed in Saudi Arabia bus–tanker crash, say Hyderabad police
    India News
    Published 312 days ago

    42 pilgrims from India charred to death in Saudi Arabia bus crash | Updates

    Muslim devotees perform Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
    India News
    Published 312 days ago

    Madinah bus accident: All 45 Umrah pilgrims killed from Hyderabad

    Muslims perform Umrah around the holy Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters File)
    India News
    Published 312 days ago

    Indian pilgrims' bus crashes in Saudi Arabia; 45 killed, says Hyderabad top cop

    Saudi Arabia bus accident: 42 Indian pilgrims feared dead; Telangana government in contact with Indian Embassy in Riyadh.
    India News
    Updated 312 days ago

    IndiGo to operate Mumbai to Madinah direct flights daily from November 15

    IndiGo's flights to Madinah from Hyderabad, which used to run four times a week, will also run daily from November 16.
    India News
    Published 338 days ago

    Saudi Arabia stops 2,69,678 Muslims without Hajj permits from entering Mecca

    Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca on June 1, 2025 ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
    World News
    Published 481 days ago

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: When is Hajj 2025? Know date, history, significance, rituals

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Hajj is a significant pilgrimage involving rituals that symbolize faith and unity among Muslims.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 480 days ago

    Not performing Hajj? 6 Islamic rituals for Muslims to reap benefits at home

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Not performing Hajj this year? 6 Islamic rituals for Muslims at home on Arafah Day to reap benefits of 9th Dhul Hijjah.
    Lifestyle
    Published 485 days ago

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: When is Hajj 2025? Date of Muslims pilgrimage to Kaaba

    Muslims in white robes pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. Know the date and all about the annual hajj pilgrimage here.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 487 days ago

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Qatar workers may enjoy festive holidays longer than 5 days

    Qatar’s Eid-ul-Adha 2025 holidays are official, now watch flights and hotels sell out fast as Muslims await crescent moon sighting for Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 487 days ago

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: When will Saudi, UAE, US, UK sight Dhul Hijjah crescent moon?

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Date and time when Muslims will gear up for crescent moon sighting of Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH in Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, UK, France etc.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 489 days ago

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: When will Muslims in India sight crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah?

    Eid-ul-Adha 2025: Muslims in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries will gear up for crescent moon sighting of Dhul Hijjah 1446 AH on this date and at this time.
    Lifestyle
    Updated 489 days ago

    First batch of 3,372 Hajj pilgrims departs from Srinagar for Mecca today

    Pilgrims greet their family members and relatives as they leave for annual Hajj pilgrimage, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
    India News
    Published 509 days ago

    UAE travel agents, Umrah operators seek answers on Saudi Arabia's Hajj visa ban

    Saudi Arabia is considering banning visas for citizens from certain countries ahead of Hajj
    World News
    Published 535 days ago

    Hajj 2025: Dates, rituals, significance | Details about the Muslim pilgrimage

    Muslims perform Umrah on the 27th day of the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, March 27, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 535 days ago

    Aly Goni goes bald as he visits Mecca. Guess how Jasmin Bhasin reacted to it?

    Aly Goni performed Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan last year as well.
    Entertainment
    Published 566 days ago

    Islamic Arts Biennale: Kaaba’s kiswah goes on public display for the first time

    Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale: A Rare Look at the Kaaba’s Drapes.
    Lifestyle
    Published 601 days ago

    Unprecedented Hajj heat: Mercury spikes 2.5 degree Celsius above previous record

    (FILES) Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. Saudi Arabia said on June 23 that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
    Analysis
    Published 817 days ago
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