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Tag: Medina (Saudi Arabia)

World

What is the Hajj? What to Know About the Pilgrimage and Saudi Arabia’s Preparations

June 4, 2025June 5, 2025Ismaeel NaarComments Off on What is the Hajj? What to Know About the Pilgrimage and Saudi Arabia’s Preparations

Millions have made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The kingdom faces scrutiny over safety after more than 1,300 people died last year.

World

Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022Ben Hubbard, Asmaa al-Omar and Laura BoushnakComments Off on Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past

Once an ambitious project to unite the Middle East, the antique Hejaz Railway is a relic of that bygone dream before wars, borders and more advanced modes of transport rendered its services obsolete.

World

Saudi Arabia Drastically Limits Hajj Pilgrimage to Prevent Viral Spread

June 22, 2020BEN HUBBARDComments Off on Saudi Arabia Drastically Limits Hajj Pilgrimage to Prevent Viral Spread

Saudi Arabia said only “very limited numbers” of pilgrims could perform the hajj this year, with only Saudis and foreign nationals already in the kingdom allowed to take part.

World

As Ramadan Begins, Muslims (Mostly) Accede to Pandemic Orders

April 24, 2020DECLAN WALSHComments Off on As Ramadan Begins, Muslims (Mostly) Accede to Pandemic Orders

Islam’s most sacred sites were largely deserted as the holy month started, but Muslims in some places were resisting in ways that could spread the coronavirus.

World

As Ramadan Begins, Muslims (Mostly) Accede to Pandemic Orders

April 24, 2020DECLAN WALSHComments Off on As Ramadan Begins, Muslims (Mostly) Accede to Pandemic Orders

Islam’s most sacred sites were largely deserted as the holy month started, but Muslims in some places were resisting in ways that could spread the coronavirus.

World

Saudi Law Granted Women New Freedoms. Their Families Don’t Always Agree.

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Saudi Law Granted Women New Freedoms. Their Families Don’t Always Agree.

Women in the conservative kingdom are finding they have to negotiate with their relatives newly granted permissions to work, drive and travel.

World

Saudi Society Is Changing. Just Take a Look at These Coffeehouses.

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020VIVIAN YEEComments Off on Saudi Society Is Changing. Just Take a Look at These Coffeehouses.

As the government relaxes restrictions on men and women working and socializing together, coffeehouses are on the front lines of change.

World

Times Insider: How Our Former Beijing Bureau Chief Found Himself on a Bullet Train in Saudi Arabia

March 14, 2019EDWARD WONGComments Off on Times Insider: How Our Former Beijing Bureau Chief Found Himself on a Bullet Train in Saudi Arabia

There was a certain dissonance in the fact that the ruling Communist Party of China, officially atheist and repressive toward the country’s Muslims, had helped build a railway connecting the holiest sites in Islam.

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The U.N. food agency fears it will not have enough to feed people in Haiti.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Gives Mexico More Time to Meet Demands to Avoid Tariffs

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Going Down the Junk Food Rabbit Hole

October 27, 2025Sarah Bahr

ICE Detains British Media Commentator Sami Hamdi

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Paul Biya Is Declared Winner of Cameroon Election

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh

Saudi Arabia, Rich With Oil, Wants to Be Known as the A.I. Exporter

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