Medina

Mosque Quba is six kilometers from Madinah City, SaudiArabia.Prophet Muhammad spent 14 days in this mosque and praying for Hazrat Ali to arrive in Medina. According to Islamic tradition, offering two Rakaat of Nafl (Optional) prayers in the Quba Mosque is equal to performing one Umrah.
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Pilgrim bus crash near Saudi Arabia's Medina kills 45: police

Dozens of Indian pilgrims, mostly from a southern state, have been killed after a bus collision on Monday near the holy city of Medina.

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17 November, 2025
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WATCH: Woman slaps Saudi guard at Prophet's Mosque during row

The New Arab Staff
29 March, 2025
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Saudi allows foreigners to invest in Mecca, Medina real estate

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 January, 2025
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A hotter holy land: Why the Hajj disaster is a call to action

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Lyse Mauvais

21 June, 2024
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Saudi govt sets up new council to supervise Islam’s two holiest mosques

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2023
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Iraq Shia cleric Sadr warns of attacks in Mecca, other sites

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02 August, 2023
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Sacred Hajj pilgrimage a distant dream in NW Syria

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Hadia Al Mansour

21 June, 2023
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Saudi Arabia could allow foreigners to buy property in Mecca

The New Arab Staff
28 March, 2023
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Saudi Arabia announces Ramadan will begin on Thursday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 March, 2023
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Saudis prepare holy sites to receive millions in Ramadan

The New Arab Staff
21 March, 2023
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Saudi Arabia to host pre-Covid numbers for 2023 Hajj season

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2023
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Woman gives birth at Prophet's Mosque in Medina

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2022
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Israeli journalist sneaks into Muslim holy city of Mecca

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19 July, 2022
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Saudi Arabia replaces hajj minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2021
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Saudi Arabia reopens Umrah to Muslims from abroad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 October, 2020
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Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia amid coronavirus woes

The New Arab & agencies
31 May, 2020
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Saudi Arabia installs self-sterilisation gates in Mecca, Medina

The New Arab
07 May, 2020
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Saudi Arabia imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew in battle against coronavirus

The New Arab & agencies
23 March, 2020
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Saudi Arabia to halt prayers in Mecca and Medina

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20 March, 2020
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Saudis claim Ottoman governor planned to 'steal Prophet's body'

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11 March, 2020
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Saudi Arabia reopens area around Kaaba amid coronavirus measures

The New Arab & agencies
07 March, 2020