ijra — Live news map of the Middle East, Sudan and Pakistan

Saudi Arabia expands its direct Hajj services to 133 countries

Saudi Arabia ·

Saudi Arabia affirmed that it will continue its efforts to serve the Two Holy Mosques and the guests of God, which it places at the top of its priorities. The expansion of the programme is presented as part of those efforts.

Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, is one of the five pillars of Islam, and every able Muslim is expected to perform it at least once in their life. Saudi Arabia organises the pilgrimage each year.

Latest stories on the map (last 6 hours)

  1. Four citizens killed and six injured in sand embankment collapse onto displaced people's tents

    Deir al-Balah, Palestine · · Disaster · Confirmed · 6 sources

  2. Trump says renewed attacks on Iran highly unlikely if talks show progress

    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 38 sources

  3. Egypt train disaster: seven dead, 112 injured

    Giza, Egypt · · Disaster · Confirmed · 24 sources

  4. Health ministry: injuries from Al-Ayat train accident rise to 112, with 7 dead

    Al-Ayat, Egypt · · Disaster · Confirmed · 30 sources

  5. Netanyahu seeks to obstruct Eisenkot's efforts to form a government

    Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 7 sources

  6. Israel's president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 61 sources

  7. Foreign Ministry offers condolences to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region over flood victims

    Kurdistan Region, Iraq · · Disaster · Claim · 1 source

  8. Train collision in Egypt's Giza province leaves 7 dead and 100 injured, officials say

    Giza, Egypt · · Disaster · Confirmed · 28 sources

  9. Jordan extends condolences to Egypt over victims of a two-train collision in Giza

    Giza, Egypt · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 9 sources

  10. Al-Azhar calls on the world to help Gaza's displaced and their children against winter's harshness and flooded tents

    Gaza Strip, Palestine · · Other · Confirmed · 7 sources

  11. Israeli army carries out demolition operation east of al-Masdar village, central Gaza Strip

    Central Gaza, Palestine · · Clash · Claim · 1 source

  12. Under directives from Intisar El-Sisi, Red Crescent provides meals, blankets and bags to the injured and their families

    Al-Ayat, Egypt · · Disaster · Claim · 1 source

  13. To curb prices, Sudan moves to import sorghum from Ukraine and Brazil

    Sudan · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  14. Urgent: fierce clashes between armed forces and Houthis on the Al-Mujazi front in Lahj

    Lahj, Yemen · · Clash · Claim · 1 source

  15. Syrian-Czech Business Forum kicks off in Damascus

    Damascus, Syria · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

  16. Orange alert for rain in Qatif, Dammam, Jubail and Al-Ahsa on Monday

    Dammam, Saudi Arabia · · Weather · Developing · 2 sources

  17. Saada governor inspects armed forces positions of the Fourth Division in the Kitaf and al-Buqa emergency directorates

    Saada, Yemen · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  18. Iraq reportedly delivers US message to Iran during Tehran visit

    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Developing · 4 sources

  19. IRGC: a violating tanker blew up in the Strait of Hormuz

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 31 sources

  20. Information minister discusses with the US chargé d'affaires developing and training Yemeni journalists

    Yemen · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  21. Traffic officer who helped ambulances reach the injured in Aden is honoured

    Aden, Yemen · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  22. Riyadh emir sponsors graduation ceremony of 559 students from Prince Sultan University

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  23. Military escalation in Yemen: attacks target Riyadh and stall political settlement efforts

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Strike · Claim · 1 source

  24. US army announces new task force to disrupt Iran's supply routes

    Tehran, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 81 sources

  25. Occupation arrests a teacher after raiding al-Fakhit school in Masafer Yatta in Hebron

    Hebron, Palestine · · Security · Developing · 4 sources

  26. Bahrain and Qatar sign memorandum of understanding for cooperation in land transport and logistics services

    Bahrain · · Diplomacy · Claim · 1 source

  27. Teva committed to working with Irish healthcare professionals despite boycotts

    Jerusalem, Palestine · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

  28. Hafiz Naeem accuses PPP of denying Karachi's 35m people of their rights

    Karachi, Pakistan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  29. US moves to deport 11 Iranians via Pakistan, rights group says

    Pakistan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  30. Israeli forces seize illegal guns, protected gazelles in West Bank raids

    West Bank, Palestine · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  31. Firefighters, vet pull cow from mud in northern Israel after heavy rain

    Northern Israel, Israel · · Weather · Claim · 1 source

  32. Man detained after trying to use sex offender's ID to enter Israel

    Jerusalem, Palestine · · Security · Claim · 1 source

  33. Yoaz Hendel slams anti-Netanyahu bloc over possible haredi draft compromise

    Ben Gurion Airport, Israel · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  34. Egypt's pyramids embrace global artistic visions at

    Giza, Egypt · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  35. Hamas holds Israel responsible for sand collapse over displaced people's tents in Gaza, with deaths

    Deir al-Balah, Palestine · · Disaster · Confirmed · 26 sources

  36. 19 Indian seafarers stranded in Yemen evacuated, embassy says

    Sanaa, Yemen · · Other · Developing · 3 sources

  37. Associated Press: Syria prepares to send about 600 special forces to the Saudi-Yemeni border – Reverse Direction

    Mecca, Saudi Arabia · · Security · Confirmed · 5 sources

  38. PP-203 Sahiwal by-election official result announced

    Sahiwal, Pakistan · · Politics · Developing · 2 sources

  39. Iranian foreign minister threatens US: 'Choose war, and we will rain hellfire down on you'

    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 10 sources

  40. Red Line demonstration in Amsterdam: 200,000 protesters demand an end to the Gaza war and to military cooperation with Tel Aviv

    Tel Aviv, Israel · · Protest · Confirmed · 5 sources

Loading map…

Loading…

Live