Tag: Mecca
PA chief Abbas, senior Hamas officials in Saudi Arabia
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Tuesday.
The Fatah leader’s visit comes at the same time that a delegation from rival political...
Person accused of helping Jewish journalist enter Mecca arrested and charged
The Saudi man accused of helping a Jewish journalist with Israel’s Channel 13 sneak into the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Monday was arrested and charged by Saudi Authorities on Friday.
The man,...
Judaism deserves as much respect as Islam
It turns out that there are some stunts in the era of clickbait journalism that really do go too far. When news reporter Gil Tamari of Israeli TV Channel 13 snuck into the city of Mecca earlier...
Israel requests Saudi Arabia allow direct flights for Muslim pilgrims
Israel’s Regional Cooperation Minister, Esawi Frej, said on Thursday that he asked Saudi Arabia to allow direct flights from Israel for Muslim pilgrims.
It comes as U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East...
From Mecca to Jerusalem
The dispute that is now rocking the Muslim world is not about whether the Prophet Muhammad’s famous “Night Journey” actually took place or was merely a dream. The current debate, which is intertwined with...