Thousands of pilgrims joined local Palestinians in celebrating Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Bethlehem, the observances were more cheerful than in previous years.
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More than two million Muslims from across the world, including Indians, on Wednesday marked the climax of the annual Haj pilgrimage by participating in the symbolic stoning of the devil in the Saudi holy city of Mina.
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Israel agreed to let about 900 Gaza pilgrims travel through Israeli territory en route to a Muslim pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.
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The pilgrimage to the Turkish occupied Armenian Monastery of Sourp Magar, organised by the Armenian MP Vartkes Mahdessian's office and The Armenian Prelature of Cyprus took place last Sunday 6th of May, 2007 with the participation of more than 200 community members - most of whom were visiting the Armenian Monastery for the first time in 33 years.
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The annual season of Hajj is now under way. Every Muslim who is financially capable is required by the Koran, the holy Muslim scripture, to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at the annual season of Hajj at least once in the lifetime. The culmination of the Hajj is the "Id-Al Adha," the festival of sacrifice, which this year falls on Saturday, December 30 in Saudi Arabia and Sunday, December 31 elsewhere. VOA's Amin Fekrat reports.
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia say more than 1.5 million Muslims have arrived so far to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which starts in a few days.
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Saudi ambassador to Egypt Hisham Nazir has highlighted the great attention given by the Saudi authorities to the pilgrims to perform hajj.
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