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.

Medina

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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

Mecca Saudi

Yemen

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Yemeni rebel rocket shot down 'near Mecca'

The New Arab & agencies

28 October, 2016

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workers' rights

Saudi workers enraged by five-times a day attendance checks

The New Arab

20 October, 2016

Medina bomb site AFP

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CIA: Saudi attacks bear hallmarks of Islamic State

The New Arab

14 July, 2016

Medina bomb site AFP

Qatif

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Brother of Medina bomber was protecting Mecca during attack

The New Arab

10 July, 2016

Medina bomb site AFP

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Saudi Arabia arrests 19 in connection with terror attacks

The New Arab

08 July, 2016

Masjid Nabawi in Medina [Anadolu]

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Pakistani man named as suicide bomber in Medina

The New Arab & agencies

05 July, 2016

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Suicide bomber targets Prophet's mosque in Saudi Arabia

The New Arab

04 July, 2016

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi gives Salafism a PR makeover after 'extremist hijacking'

26 October, 2015

Mount Arafat

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Two million Muslims throng Mount Arafat for hajj climax

The New Arab & agencies

23 September, 2015

Bradford UK

UK

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Husbands of missing Syria-bound sisters plead for their return

The New Arab & agencies

17 June, 2015