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Female pilgrims are sexually harassed
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago near Pamplona in northern Spain. Archive image. Photo: Alvaro Barrientos/AP/TT Flashers, lewd comments and unwanted touching. Lonely women…
Magal Festival in Senegal: Pilgrims crowd into buses to reach Touba
The Magal 2024 takes place on Friday, August 23 in the Senegalese holy city of Touba, which expects some 5 million faithful from the Mouride community. As every year, getting…
Elephant ran amok – pilgrims injured
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screenFile photo of a decorated elephant during a religious festival in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2022. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP/TT A religious festival in Sri Lanka ended…
resurgence of Covid-19 cases among pilgrims returning from Mecca
Covid-19 is back in Côte d’Ivoire, with around twenty cases recorded on Friday by health authorities among pilgrims returning from Mecca. But no deaths have been recorded, and the Ministry…
In Saudi Arabia, more than 1,300 pilgrims died in the heat | News in brief
Most of the dead have been unregistered pilgrims. In Saudi Arabia, more than 1,300 people have died in the heat during this year’s hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Saudi Arabian authorities…
Hundreds of pilgrims died mainly from the heat in Saudi Arabia | News in brief
According to the Saudi Arabian authorities, about 1.8 million people participated in the pilgrimage this year. More than 320 Egyptian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage,…
CNN: At least six pilgrims traveling to Mecca have died of heatstroke | News in brief
At least six pilgrims have died of heat stroke during the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, says news channel CNN. According to the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the…
Jewish pilgrims in Ukraine defy the war
previous full screen Next Despite warnings, tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews have traveled to Uman in Ukraine in connection with the Jewish New Year. 1 / 2Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/TT…
Jewish pilgrims in Ukraine defy the war
Ukrainian authorities increased security ahead of this year’s Jewish holiday, while urging pilgrims to heed warnings. The festival, which lasts from Friday to Sunday, has gathered over 30,000 participants. —…
Professions, memorandum of understanding between accountants and the Archconfraternity of Pilgrims
(Finance) – “We have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Archconfraternity of the Pilgrims of Naples, an ancient and prestigious institution of our city, to give life to an…