Saudi Arabia says deaths during haj pilgrimage reach 1,301

Saudi Arabia says deaths during haj pilgrimage reach 1,301

Muslim devotees walk around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca. File | Photo Credit: FADEL SENNA The number of deaths during this year’s haj pilgrimage totaled 1,301 people, Saudi Arabia’s health minister Fahad Al-Jalajel said on Sunday. The minister, quoted by state television, said that … Read more

Haj 2021 will depend on national, international COVID-19 protocols: Naqvi

Haj 2021 will depend on national, international COVID-19 protocols: Naqvi

NEW DELHI: A decision on Haj 2021 will be taken after the Saudi Arabian government’s final call on the pilgrimage and the national as well as international COVID-19 guidelines will have to be kept in mind to ensure the well-being of the pilgrims, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday. While chairing a … Read more