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On 28 March 2023, a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims crashed into a bridge in Asir province, southwest of Saudi Arabia, resulting in the death of at least 20 pilgrims and 29 others being injured. The victims were en route to Mecca to perform Umrah during the first week of Ramadan. The accident was caused by a brake failure, which caused the bus to ...
In 2021, Saudi Arabia banned Nigerian pilgrims from attending the 2021 Hajj due to Covid-19 concerns. Over 70,000 pilgrims from Nigeria were given refunds for their deposits. It was the second year in a row that the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Hajj and Umrah banned Nigerian pilgrims from attending. [6]
Al Riyadh is also pioneer in other aspects. It is the first Saudi paper that included caricatures which were drawn by Ali Kharjy, a then-leading caricaturist. It is argued that Al Riyadh gained popularity among the public due to these caricatures at the end of the 1960s. [8] Al Riyadh is owned and published by Al Yamamah Press Establishment. [7]
Muslim News Nigeria was founded by Rasheed Abubakar, an author, writer and a columnist with The Daily Independent in Lagos, Nigeria. It debuted in August 2018. It was established due to the media reportage of Barrister Firdaus Amasa's Hijab saga and several other cases of under-reporting of news about Islam and Muslims.
Iranian pilgrims will for the first time in eight years begin regular travel to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 19, Iranian media reported on Wednesday in the latest sign of thawing relations between the ...
The Umrah (Arabic: عُمْرَة, lit. 'to visit a populated place') is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca , the holiest city for Muslims , located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia . It can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the Ḥajj ( / h æ dʒ / ; [ 1 ] " pilgrimage "), which has specific dates according to the Islamic ...
Blueprint is a Nigerian daily newspaper based in Abuja.The newspaper started as a weekly publication in May 2011, then switched to a daily paper in September 2011. The paper has two editions - the print edition published daily and the online edition which updates as events unfold.
Daily Post is a Nigerian newspaper published by Daily Post Media Ltd., based in Lagos. It reports on local and national news, politics, metro, business, entertainment, sports and opinions. In March 2015, the newspaper debuted the free distribution of its print version across Nigeria. [1] [2] [3]