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Makkah, NU Online More than two million Muslims begin the annual Hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicization of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions, arabnews.com reported.
Madinah, NU OnlineThe plane carrying the second group of Indonesian pilgrims as part of the “Makkah Route” initiative arrived at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah with 393 pilgrims on board.
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirms that Palestine is the main issue and the existence of the Palestinian state is very important, President of the Islamic Communication Center of Saudi Arabia, Faheem H. Alhamid told Antara via a phone call here on Tuesday night.
Colombo, NU OnlineAll of Sri Lanka's Muslim ministers and their deputies have resigned from their portfolios after accusing the government of failing to guarantee the security of the nation's minority Muslim community amid fears of attacks following the Easter suicide bombings.
Dubai, NU OnlineMuslims will soon observe Eid Al-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid Al-Fitr, which means Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, will see Muslims gather for the congregational prayer in mosques or special prayer grounds around the world. Preachers congratulate Muslims on the blessed occasion, pray to Allah Almighty to accept their fasting, charity and good deeds, and wish them good outcomes.
Makkah, NU OnlineSaudi Arabia has fought against extremism with “determination and decisiveness,” King Salman told a Muslim World League (MWL) conference on Monday.
Riyadh, NU OnlineSheikh Abdurrahman Al Sudais, Head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, praised Saudi Arabia’s Air Defence Forces for monitoring hostile targets soaring over prohibited areas in the provinces of Jeddah and Taif, and destroyed them.
Colombo, NU OnlineSri Lanka’s minority Muslims attended Friday prayers as heavily armed troops and police guarded all mosques, including those badly vandalized in riots in the wake of the Easter terror attacks.
Jakarta, NU OnlineA fire broke out in al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the third-holiest site in Islam, on Monday. The blaze didn’t cause significant damage, but it did endanger a part of the worship site that’s over 2,000 years old.
Riyadh, NU OnlineThe Haramain High-Speed Railway linking Makkah and Madinah, and its strategic role in developing the Saudi transport industry was discussed during the monthly meeting of the Public Transport Authority at its headquarters in Riyadh, arabnews.com reported.
Jerusalem, NU OnlinePalestinians reacted with anger on Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex illegal settlements in the West Bank.
Bandar Seri Begawan, NU onlineBrunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force recently.
