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Why do some Muslim countries perform a special prayer during an eclipse?
By Balquees Basalom
UAE
October 25, 2022, 9:59 AM
How the kiswah is made for Hajj each year
By Balquees Basalom
Gulf
June 20, 2022, 11:28 AM
Meet the K-9 unit on the front lines of Saudi Arabia's war on drug smuggling
By Balquees Basalom
Saudi Arabia
October 25, 2021, 3:00 AM
Riyadh vice: Inside Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Captagon
By Balquees Basalom
Captagon Crisis
October 25, 2021, 3:00 AM
Captagon Crisis: the rise of the Middle East’s troubling drug trade
By Arthur Scott-Geddes, Balquees Basalom and Nada AlTaher
Captagon Crisis
October 25, 2021, 3:00 AM
Why I had mixed feelings about Hajj this year
By Balquees Basalom
Comment
July 22, 2021, 4:19 PM
Hajj 2021 was free from Covid-19, Saudi Arabia says
By Balquees Basalom and Mariam Nihal
Saudi Arabia
July 22, 2021, 9:01 AM
Pilgrims reflect on a ‘magnificent’ Hajj
By Balquees Basalom and Mariam Nihal
Gulf
July 21, 2021, 5:48 PM
Hajj pilgrims celebrate Eid Al Adha together in Mina camps
By Balquees Basalom and Katarina Holtzapple
Hajj
July 20, 2021, 6:37 PM
Doctors, tour guides and security: meet the women who keep Hajj running smoothly
By Balquees Basalom
Gulf
July 20, 2021, 2:52 PM
Muslims mark Eid Al Adha as pilgrims continue Hajj
By Balquees Basalom and Mariam Nihal
Gulf
July 20, 2021, 8:34 AM
Hajj pilgrims shave their heads after stoning ritual
By Nilanjana Gupta and Balquees Basalom
Gulf
July 20, 2021, 6:50 AM
Hajj pilgrims perform the stoning ritual at Jamrat Al Aqabah
By Nilanjana Gupta and Balquees Basalom
Gulf
July 20, 2021, 5:48 AM
Hajj pilgrims arrive in Makkah amid strict coronavirus protocols
By Balquees Basalom
Gulf
July 17, 2021, 12:23 PM
Hajj 2021: medical volunteers given specific missions
By Balquees Basalom
Gulf
July 17, 2021, 9:47 AM
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