Posts Tagged: Pilgrims
14 Jordanians, 5 Iranians Die During Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca
i24 News - Jordan’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that 14 of its citizens had died during the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, with 17 more missing. Iran’s...
Orthodox Christians Await Holy Light in Jerusalem Under Heavy Police Restrictions
Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a...
Muslim Pilgrims Perform Hajj’s Symbolic Stoning of the Devil
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims threw pebbles on giant columns symbolizing Satan on Saturday, part of annual hajj rituals that mark the first day of...
Some of the World’s Worst Stampedes
At least eight people were killed and many others injured in a crush at the opening night of rapper Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival triggered...
1620-2020: the 400th Anniversary of the US-Israel Alliance
The Early Pilgrims The roots of the unique ties between the United States and Israel precede the 1776 US Declaration of Independence and the 1948 founding...
