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Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the hajj after detaining them

Iran said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of a crew from its state television broadcaster after they had been detained for nearly a week in the kingdom ahead of the hajj. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are considered “not free” under rankings by the Washington-based organization Freedom House, with scores of zero in their metric on whether a …

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Iran says Saudi Arabia has expelled 6 state media journalists ahead of the Hajj after detaining them

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia expelled six members of a crew from its state television broadcaster after they had been detained for nearly a week in the kingdom ahead of the Hajj. “We are not aware of the reason they were arrested and sent back to the country.” Saudi Arabia’s Center for International Communication …

Saudi Arabia said this year’s hajj, which will begin in mid-July, will also be limited to those ages 18 to 65, and vaccination is compulsory Dubai: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A statement on the …

Saudi Arabia's King Salman dismissed Mohamed Benten as minister for the hajj and umrah, a position with a leading role in organising Islam's annual pilgrimage, a royal decree carried by state news agency said on Friday. King Salman approved a range of initiatives aimed at assisting firms and individuals operating in the sector to mitigate Covid-related financial and economic effects. …

Saudi Arabia in June decided to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the hajj to 1,000 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus Cairo: Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the 2020 hajj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the State news agency said on Monday. It was last month that …

A 24-hour curfew will remain in the holy city of Mecca and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state media reported. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the kingdom while keeping a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state news agency said early on Sunday. As of Sunday …

US fatalities exceed China’s tally, with more than 3,400 deaths, as Spain, UK and France report record rise in toll. 20:11 GMT – Oman reports its first death from coronavirus Oman’s health ministry reported its first death from coronavirus, a 72-year-old Omani man, state TV said on Twitter. 18:30 GMT – Qatar reports 88 new cases of coronavirus Qatar’s health …

Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to confirm all the 6,028 Hajj applications recommended by Tamil Nadu for this year's pilgrimage. The Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee has received 6,028 applications for Hajj 2020, including seven infants, against the state's quota of 3,736 allotted by the Hajj Committee of India, the Chief …

Facing severe flak from the Hindu pilgrims for the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation on Jerusalem Ads On Tirupati Bus Tickets: Tickets withdrawn duly taking sentiments of the devotees. An enquiry has been ordered to probe into this matter&to elicit further information & to avoid recurrence of such incidents pic.twitter.com/G11Bib4G7D — ANI August 23, 2019 The Andhra Pradesh State …

Thousands of pilgrims visit the Tirumala temple every single day, with the footfall even going up to 1 lakh on special occasions. As soon as some pilgrims brought the ads to the notice of APSRTC authorities, The BJP in the state immediately latched on to the issue, with former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Trust Board member and party leader G Bhanu …

More than 15,000 pilgrims from Maharashtra will undertake the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year, an official has said. Jamal Siddiqui, president, Maharashtra State Haj Committee, said 35,711 people from Maharashtra had submitted applications for performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. Addressing a press conference here Thursday, Siddiqui said two lakh pilgrims from all over the country will perform Hajj …