Mecca
Also checkout stories in Upcoming section for Mecca
Aug 6 2008, Sreelata Yellamrazu

This is the kind of shake up that can, at best, be called dramatic. This has been a dramatic week for cricket in England and there is much sorrow and all the joy has been put on caution.
England have unveiled a new captain, though not...

Wire News
Mar 8 2008 by AP0 Comments

Sixty people who had to leave their homes after a train derailment pumped toxic fumes into the air earlier this week were allowed to return on Friday.Hazardous material crews had neutralized and removed most of the soil contaminated when a 65-car train...

 
 
Mar 5 2008 by AP0 Comments

Residents who were evacuated after a freight train derailed and leaked toxic fumes into the air could return to their homes as early as Wednesday, authorities said. Crews continued to carefully clean up the mess.The Union Pacific train derailed Monday...

 
 
Mar 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

A freight train derailed in the Southern California desert and two tanker cars full of chemicals caught fire, sending up a cloud of fumes and forcing home evacuations, authorities said.No one was injured when 28 of the Union Pacific train’s cars...

 
 
Mar 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Union Pacific train has derailed in the Southern California desert town of Mecca, setting two tanker cars ablaze.The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday.Fire officials say about 60 residents in nearby homes have been evacuated, and a cloud of...

 
 
Mar 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Union Pacific train has derailed in the Southern California desert town of Mecca, setting two tanker cars ablaze.The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday.Fire officials say about 60 residents in nearby homes have been evacuated, and a cloud of...

 
 
Instablogs Club
Aug 6 2008 by Sreelata Yellamrazu0 Comments

This is the kind of shake up that can, at best, be called dramatic. This has been a dramatic week for cricket in England and there is much sorrow and all the joy has been put on caution.
England have unveiled a new captain, though not...

 
 
Feb 19 2008 by Anwesha1 Comments

Illuminated furniture is quite a rage these days so, why not get yourself a lighted prayer rug. Britain-based Turkish designer Soner Özenç has created a lighted sajjadah or prayer rug. Hmmm...Technology intervened in the world of the spiritual too!...

 
 
Dec 22 2007 by Bhagaban0 Comments

Here is some good news for the millions of Hajj pilgrims, who can now stay connected with their friends, relatives and family members courtesy the temporary deployment of WiFi mesh network covering a large part of the city of Mecca.

US-based Troops...

 
 
Dec 17 2007 by Vinod0 Comments

If you are afraid of Muslims, here is story you should not miss reading. If you hate them, this is story that can trigger an impulse of change in your mind. Who said Islam is all about Jihad? Who said Muslims are arrogant people, hungry for blood?...

 
 
Nov 5 2007 by Geetanjali Singh0 Comments

For all those who hunger to visit Mecca for their divine and spiritual purification, a mega Mosque being intended for London stands as a second thought. The mosque will be part of a giant ‘Islamic village’ situated next to the Olympic site. The...

 
 
Feb 6 2007 by Pankaj0 Comments

The clash for power continues in the Gaza Strip after the two sides had broken the sixth truce signed between them in the past few weeks. Twenty-seven people have been killed in the past four days and more than 50 kidnapped. The violence erupted soon...

 
 
Aug 30 2006 by Himadree0 Comments

The highly influential voices of Saudi Arabia, the clerics are planning to impose a new restriction on the women from praying in the ‘grand Mosque, Mecca’.

At present, there is a cube-shaped structure inside the Mosque (Kabba), where women pray...

 
 
Jun 5 2006 by Anil0 Comments

A Freedom House report in the United States of America said that textbooks used in Saudi Arabia’s schools were promoting religious intolerance. Religions other than the Salafi branch of Islam are demonised, beginning in the first grade. ‘Every religion...

 
 
May 5 2006 by Anil0 Comments

Westerners have generally failed to respect the religious sentiments of other communities. The recent example is the antics of some drunk Norwegian tourists in Egypt. On the other hand, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, a hardcore Islamists himself, has...

 
 
Nov 30 2005 by Irani0 Comments

Buildings are popping out now and then, here in there every day. And the amount of debris it produces each day is quite irritating. Neither the builders, nr the owners know much about what to do with the huge wanton waste produced out of erecting a sky...

 
 
Citizen Voices (Opinion)
Most Recent 7 Days 30 Days 365 Days
(2)
Rudolf, New York
Even crazy Benito Mussolini reacted like a normal human being when a group of Arab ambassadors informed him of their desire to build a mosque in Rome. “There will be...
made popular May 14 2008
(16)
Pankaj, Shimla
# Proton is planning on teaming up with manufacturers in Iran and Turkey to create the ‘Islamic car’. # The car boasts special features like a compass...
made popular Nov 17 2007
Citizen Voices (Newsroom)
Most Recent 7 Days 30 Days 365 Days
Currently this sections has no news, Please try Again Later or Help us in building this section
You can Submit Newslinks HERE
Saudi Arabia Editors
Articles: 0 Links: 0 Comments: 3
Riyadh
Articles: 0 Links: 0 Comments: 4
Riyadh
Articles: 0 Links: 0 Comments: 3
Riyadh
More Editors from Saudi Arabia
Help make Section more updated and strong.Become a member today
Weather Information
Mecca, SA
Today31°/42°
Tomorrow32°/43°
Day in Pictures
Mecca:

In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia attends the opening ceremony of the three day conference of interfaith dialogue with Christianity and Islam at the Muslims holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia...