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.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
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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Saudi Arabia bars Gulf citizens from Mecca, Medina

The New Arab
29 February, 2020
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Saudi Arabia bars entry to pilgrims over coronavirus fears

The New Arab
27 February, 2020
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Saudi Arabia using Umrah to lure pilgrims into tourism

The New Arab
17 July, 2019
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Ramadan brawl as Saudis fight over iftar outside mosque

The New Arab
16 May, 2019
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Deadly floods in Saudi Arabia kill at least 12

The New Arab & agencies
30 January, 2019
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Muslim pilgrims climb Mount Arafat for peak of hajj

The New Arab
20 August, 2018
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Mecca-Medina high-speed rail to begin operations in September

The New Arab & agencies
18 May, 2018
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As Jerusalem burns, pro-MBS Saudi cleric focuses on...clean socks

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

11 December, 2017
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Saudi Arabia 'bans selfies' in Makkah and Medina

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

26 November, 2017
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Israeli blogger posts selfies from Prophet's Mosque in Medina

The New Arab
21 November, 2017
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1.4 million arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage

The New Arab & agencies
25 August, 2017
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British cyclists complete London-Medina cycle ahead of Hajj pilgrimage

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

20 August, 2017
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Dozens arrested in Saudi clampdown on Prophet's Mosque-linked 'terror-cell'

The New Arab & agencies
30 April, 2017
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Mecca arson-suicide bid extinguished

The New Arab
07 February, 2017
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British Muslim pilgrims killed in Saudi road collision

The New Arab & agencies
19 January, 2017
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Mecca to Medina rail link to open in 2018

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

19 November, 2016