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A group of Hajj pilgrims from Indonesia has landed in the city of Medina from where they will be travelling to the holy city of Mecca, marking the arrival of the first batch of pilgrims from outside the kingdom after…

For the first time this year, it is expected that the sun will be perpendicular to the Kaaba at noon next Saturday, May 28, 2022. The sun will be aligned vertically above the Kaaba, causing the Kaaba’s shadow to completely…

Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to 16 countries following the re-outbreak of COVID-19. The General Directorate of Passports in Saudi Arabia said the countries include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of…

Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat recorded the highest temperature in the world, on Monday, May 16, with a high of 48.6 °C, according to ArabiaWeather website. ArabiaWeather had warned that Mecca will be affected by a significant rise in temperatures this…

Robots guide pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on how to perform their Umrah rituals, issue fatwas, answer questions and provide opportunities for people to communicate with scholars remotely. The Robots provide the pilgrims information in 11 languages: Arabic,…

As part of a heavy-handed crackdown led by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners, Saudi authorities have executed two young men from the Shia-populated Qatif region over false allegations of involvement in terrorist…

The London-based World Organization for the Preservation of Holy Places called to spped up allowing the reconstruction of Islamic and cultural heritage.The Secretary-General of the Organization, Dr. Hussein al-Haidari, said in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, that…

The Exhibition of the Prophet’s Holy Mosque Architecture, which displays the history of expansions the mosque witnessed since its establishment at the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, was launched in Medina. The exhibition also…

Shia social media activists have launched a campaign on Twitter to demand Saudi authorities to reconstruct the Baqee Cemetery in Medina. Over 123 thousand tweets were posted by Ahlulbayt lovers from around the world calling on UNICEF to interfere and…

Social media influencers have circulated a video clip showing the authorities in Medina lifting the iron barriers and wires that surrounded the tomb of Lady Umm al-Banin, peace be upon her, in Jannat al-Baqi al-Gharqad. In their comments, which were…