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Explainer: What is Arbaeen?

Arbaeen, a pilgrimage marking Imam Hussain's martyrdom, will be observed from August 25 to 26, 2024, ending a 40-day mourning period that begins with Ashura

Zainab Mehdi
23 August, 2024
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Environment and Climate
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Will climate change make summer Hajj impossible in coming years?

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

23 July, 2024
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MENA
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550 Hajj pilgrims die in heatwave amid negligence accusations

The New Arab Staff
19 June, 2024
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Society
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Explainer: What is Hajj?

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

11 June, 2024
Iran
MENA
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'Technical issues' see Iran suspend flights to Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2024
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Tehran
MENA
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Iran criticises 'unsatisfactory' exclusion from Saudi Hajj plans

The New Arab Staff
24 June, 2020
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Umrah
MENA
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Saudi Arabia relaxes coronavirus lockdown except in hotspot Mecca

The New Arab & agencies
26 April, 2020
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religion
MENA
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Middle East braces for grim Ramadan amid coronavirus threat

The New Arab & agencies
20 April, 2020
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi urges Muslims to defer hajj plans over coronavirus

The New Arab & agencies
31 March, 2020
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Syria
MENA
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Iraqi pilgrims returning from Syria test positive for coronavirus

The New Arab
30 March, 2020
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Virus
MENA
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Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia of concealing coronavirus cases

The New Arab & agencies
26 March, 2020
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Turkey
MENA
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Turkey evicts students to quarantine thousands of pilgrims

The New Arab
16 March, 2020
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MENA
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Iran shutters key Shia pilgrimage site amid coronavirus pandemic

The New Arab & agencies
15 March, 2020
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US
MENA
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WATCH: Rapper Akon performs Umrah in Saudi Arabia

The New Arab
05 March, 2020
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Saudi Arabia bars Gulf citizens from Mecca, Medina

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

The New Arab
27 February, 2020
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MENA
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Iran bans nationals from Iraq pilgrimages amid 'security concerns'

The New Arab
04 November, 2019
Arbaeen
Shia
MENA
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Iraqi pilgrims protest corruption during annual Arbaeen march

The New Arab
19 October, 2019
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Visa
MENA
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Saudi Arabia suspends visas to pilgrims from Congo

The New Arab
26 July, 2019
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Vision 2030
MENA
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Saudi Arabia using Umrah to lure pilgrims into tourism

The New Arab
17 July, 2019
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Umrah
MENA
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Riyadh 'freezes' Umrah pilgrimage visas

The New Arab
19 June, 2019