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July 13, 2022, 5:56 pm
Peace with Saudi Arabia a matter of time, say Israelis who recently visited kingdom
Entrepreneur Avi Jorisch, who brought 50 Jewish business leaders to Medina, describes genuine curiosity by his hosts along with some difficult conversations
By
Lazar Berman
July 29, 2020, 2:42 pm
Muslims begin downsized hajj pilgrimage amid pandemic
Pilgrims will be required to wear masks, observe social distancing during series of religious rites that are completed over five days in the holy city of Mecca and surrounding area
By
AFP
July 29, 2020, 8:55 am
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites tailored for pandemic
Pilgrim numbers reduced from annual 2.5 million to a select group of no more than 10,000, who are being electronically monitored every step of the way for COVID-19 symptoms
By
Aya Batrawy
July 28, 2020, 6:00 pm
Epidemic-avoiding Ottoman pilgrim railroad seen in rare National Library photos
Hejaz Railway, built in early 1900s, ran from Damascus to Arabian Peninsula; brought hajjis to Mecca and Medina, moved military forces
By
ToI Staff
September 21, 2019, 8:16 pm
Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali buried in Medina
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83, was first leader to be toppled by Arab Spring, viewed as bulwark against Islamist extremism, but muzzled opposition and shunned democracy
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AFP
October 20, 2018, 4:11 am
Khashoggi: From Saudi royal insider to open critic
Conflicting descriptions have pegged journalist as a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer, an aide to the monarchy, a critic of the regime, a liberal, and even a friend of Bin Laden
By
AFP
October 11, 2018, 5:51 pm
Saudi Arabia opens high-speed railway from Mecca to Medina
$16 billion rail project connecting Islam’s holy cities part of new infrastructure focus as Riyadh seeks to diversify away from oil
By
AFP
November 22, 2017, 2:30 pm
Israeli Jew’s ‘peace visit’ to Saudi mosque sparks Arabic Twitter storm
Though he said he felt welcome and stressed he visited in a private capacity, many protest Ben Tzion’s visit to Medina, see it as ostensible sign of warming Saudi-Israel ties
By
Dov Lieber
November 21, 2017, 2:51 pm
From Qom to Medina: Israeli Jew visits holy sites across Muslim world
Some in Arab social media fume after Ben Tzion posts photos of himself sporting Hebrew letters in Saudi Arabia’s Mosque of the Prophet. I come as ‘a friend,’ he stresses
By
Raphael Ahren
July 4, 2016, 9:34 pm
Suicide bomber kills 4 at holy site in Saudi Arabia
Blast at Prophet’s Mosque in Medina wounds five others; a second bomber attacks Shiite mosque in eastern city of Qatif
By
Agencies
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ToI Staff
June 14, 2016, 12:43 pm
Mohamad Jebara
Myth of the Medina Massacre
Debunking the tale of a 7th century mass killing often used by Islamic extremists to justify murdering Jews
May 29, 2016, 4:54 pm
As citizens set to miss hajj, Iran says Saudi Arabia ‘blocking path to Allah’
In latest spat between regional rivals, Tehran claiming Riyadh ignored ‘the security and respect’ of its pilgrims to Mecca
By
Siavosh GHAZI
March 24, 2016, 7:24 pm
Islamic State explains why it doesn’t attack Israel (yet)
Palestine is not the Muslims’ ‘primary cause,’ IS article argues; ending Saudi control of Mecca and Medina takes precedence
By
Dov Lieber
September 28, 2015, 8:23 pm
Iran official: Saudi royal house to fall within 20 years
Tehran issues blistering criticism of Riyadh over deaths of hundreds of Muslims in stampede during hajj pilgrimage
By
ToI Staff
September 21, 2015, 1:21 am
100,000 Saudi troops to protect holy sites for the hajj
5,000 CCTV cameras to help monitor throngs during upcoming massive Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina
By
Aya Batrawy
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