GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, age 78, died Saturday 16 June at a hospital in Geneva where he was being treated for a long illness, Aljazeera reports. Saudi state television has confirmed his death, without providing details. He was also the country’s interior minister. King Abdullah appointed him heir [...]
Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 77, hamper Hajj pilgrims
November 27, 2009 by
Sudden rain on a scale rarely seen in Saudi Arabia earlier this week caused floods with a death toll that has now risen to 77, according to Saudi officials, who say the worst-hit area was Jeddah, about 60km from the holy city of Mecca, Wednesday 25 November. Thousands of pilgrims making their way to Mecca [...]
Hajj at Mecca beckons two million, “better organized” this year
December 10, 2008 by
Two million pilgrims have made the trip to Mecca for the Hajj, and according to Al Jazeera hundreds of thousands have already taken part in the symbolic mass stoning at Mina, where stones are thrown at a wall to “symbolize the rejection of temptation.” Saudi authorities have made improvements to the area, which has been [...]
