Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas war. Nepal 17 Jun, 2024
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. World 12 Jun, 2024
Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the shadow of Gaza's misery In Berlin, worshipers reflected the world, coming from Benin, Ghana, Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey. World 10 Apr, 2024
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday with feasts, prayers Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday with feasts, prayers World 21 Apr, 2023
Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr's home. But due to higher prices, the Egyptian housewife this year made smaller quantities of the sweet treats, some of which she gives as gifts to relatives and neighbors. World 02 May, 2022
In Kashmir, closed mosque belies India's religious freedom In Kashmir, closed mosque belies India’s religious freedom World 16 Dec, 2021
Virus stifles Muslims' Eid al-Fitr celebrations for 2nd year Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations on the holiday marking the end of Islam's holiest month of Ramadan. World 13 May, 2021
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions RIYADH: A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for... Women 04 Oct, 2020
Saudi Arabia: Hajj will see at most 'thousands' due to virus DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A Saudi official said Tuesday that the hajj pilgrimage, which usually draws up to 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, will only see at the most a few thousand pilgrims next month due to concerns over the spread of... Women 24 Jun, 2020
Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes DUBAI: Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been ordered to follow strict guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Islam's holiest site in Mecca... Women 31 May, 2020
Islam's holiest sites emptied by coronavirus crisis as Ramadan begins Mecca and Medina sites off limits due to virus Prayers broadcast on television Asian governments urge faithful to observe distance JERUSALEM: The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and... Women 24 Apr, 2020
Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies; cousin Haitham named successor DUBAI/CAIRO: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers who maintained the country’s neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and state media said his cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was named his... Women 11 Jan, 2020
