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The Saudi health minister says the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah says it is the responsibility of individual countries to enforce recommendations...
Tags: swine flu, health minister, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Rabeeah, hajj pilgrimage
The death of a 30-year-old Saudi man at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Dammam on Saturday because of swine flu has created alarm among citizens and expatriates alike. Although people have not pressed the panic button yet, there is definitely a sense of unease.
Tags: swine flu, Iran, flu cases, hajj pilgrimage, saudis arabia, million iranians
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) announced Sunday that it arrested Ismael Suliman from the Galilee last month on suspicion of spying for Hizbullah. Terrorists had recruited Suliman when he traveled to Saudi Arabia for the traditional Muslim Hajj...
Tags: Hizbullah, Saudi Arabia, hajj pilgrimage, Hezbollah, Ismael Suliman
Chants of "at thy service, my God, at thy service," reverberated through the valley as the pilgrims stood to pray for God's forgiveness in the most spiritual moment of the entire pilgrimage. But while most spent the day praying and reading Islam's holy...
Tags: saudi, arabi, the hajj, eve, Saudi Arabia, Mount Arafat, Mina, hajj pilgrimage, 100, Mecca Mukarrama
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to inaugurate the flight at 3:30pm at ZIA International Airport, officials said. A total of 48,561 pilgrims, including 7,474 under government management and 41,087 under private management, will go to Saudi Arabia...