Tips to avoid the heat, crowds, and travel risks, including incidents like the tragic Mufrihat accident that killed 45 Indian ...

Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi (1924 –1992) was shocked when he got to Mecca for the first time in 1955 and discovered that the city had no streetlights. Sheikh Gumi was an Islamic scholar and Grand ...

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Hajj and Umrah are two sacred journeys to Mecca. While both hold deep spiritual significance, they differ in rituals, timing, ...

Umrah is a pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims undertake to perform religious rituals and it’s sometimes referred to as “minor ...

A bus carrying Umrah pilgrims crashed into a fuel truck near Medina, killing an estimated 42 people. Most victims are ...

The former owner of a Middlesbrough food store has been fined after mouse droppings were found during a routine inspection. Al-Makkah Cash & Carry, on Linthorpe Road, was slapped with a zero food ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — Morning mist is still burning off the surrounding mountains when they appear: Small groups of helmeted riders on one-wheeled, skateboard-like contraptions, navigating the pitched ...