The following story is from GlobalPost correspondent Carlye Murphy in Rihadh, Saudi Arabia. As millions of Muslims begin arriving in Mecca for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi officials face a unique challenge: how to prevent this... [read full story]
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Minister of Religious Affairs Boubaker Akhzouri announced that the hajj had been postponed in order to" preserve human life". The risk of the spread of swine flu and the impossibility of vaccinating candidates for the annual...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- As millions of Muslims begin arriving in Mecca for this year's pilgrimage, Saudi officials face a unique challenge: how to prevent this sacred rite from becoming an inadvertent incubator and global...
Riyadh (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 - Saudi Arabia said Monday it is to vaccinate all its residents attending the hajj against swine flu, pressing ahead with plans to host millions of the world's Muslims despite a heightened pandemic alert.
Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iCMtbri8Vh4wV9o79q6Siju7ZKKg By Paul Handley (AFP) – 13 hours ago RIYADH — Saudi Arabia said Monday it is to vaccinate all its residents attending the hajj against swine...
RIYADH, Nov 02, 2009 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia warned on Monday that it would not tolerate disturbances during the hajj later this month, after senior officials told Tehran not to politicise the annual mass pilgrimage to Mecca. In a...
The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca begins later this month and health authorities across the Muslim world fear it could greatly increase the spread of swine flu. Egypt is offering a virus-free solution for the Muslim faithful...
SHARE RIYADH, Nov 2, 2009 (AFP) - Authorities were to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and other hajj workers as well as domestic pilgrims against swine flu from next week, said a senior Saudi health official....
Saudi Arabia is to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and hajj workers and domestic pilgrims against swine flu next week, a senior health official said on Monday, as flu deaths in the kingdom hit 62. The country...
AFP Saudi Arabia is to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and hajj workers and domestic pilgrims against swine flu next week, a senior health official said on Monday, as flu deaths in the kingdom hit 62. The...
AFP Saudi Arabia is to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and hajj workers and domestic pilgrims against swine flu next week, a senior health official said on Monday, as flu deaths in the kingdom hit 62. The...
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