Today's Headlines — GB

After prayers in the rubble of mosques, Rafah’s 1m displaced Palestinians found little to be festive about amid grief, hunger and danger Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world – in pictures As cold, driving rain swept across the rubbish- and rubble-strewn streets of Rafah early on Wednesday…

Muslims mark the start of the three-day festival that signals the end of the holy month of Ramadan Continue reading...

One Briton says celebration is ‘reminder of how blessed we are’ as thoughts turn to those facing famine in besieged strip Millions of Muslims across the UK celebrated Eid on Wednesday after the first sighting of the new crescent moon, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Baitul Futuh…

Muslims in Gaza attended Eid prayers outside the ruins of a mosque in Rafah on Wednesday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Some displaced worshippers knelt on plastic tarpaulin outside tents where they are living after Israeli offensives destroyed their homes and infrastructure…

Footage from around the world has captured celebrations of Eid al-Fitr as Muslims marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with the three-day festival. For many, however, the six-month war in Gaza has cast a shadow on the Islamic holiday Continue reading...

People struggling in the swelter was a common sight, especially after day-long outdoor prayers at Mount Arafat More than 2,000 people suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said on Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48C (118F). Over 1.8 million Muslim worshippers…

When pilgrims don the hajj attire, they discard more than their clothes. Nationality, race and socioeconomic status are tossed to the wayside Millions of men, women and children converged on Mecca this week for the hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest crowd ever for the…

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims have crowded on to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia. The ritual is the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, which officials say could be the biggest on record after three years of Covid restrictions Continue reading...

Gil Tamary of Israel’s Channel 13 sparked online fury after he filmed himself in Islam’s holiest city despite a ban on non-Muslims A Saudi citizen who allegedly helped a non-Muslim enter the holy city of Mecca has been arrested, police in the kingdom said, after an online backlash against a…

Hundreds who paid for travel through Motawif system say they missed flights after their bookings ‘failed’ Hundreds of British Muslims who booked travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj pilgrimage have described their anger and frustration at being stranded in the UK despite paying thousands of…

Saudi Arabia tells pilgrims to use new online system and to seek refunds from any agencies they have already paid British Muslim travel companies have said they face going out of business, with travellers potentially losing thousands of pounds, after Saudi Arabia launched a new system for applying…

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