Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing on the border with Gaza to allow Palestinian Hajj pilgrims to make their way to Saudi Arabia and Mecca, the Palestinian news agency Maan reported on Friday. [read full story]
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GAZA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Egypt kept its borders open to allow travel of Gazans seeking pilgrimage in Mecca, officials said on Saturday. Early on Thursday, 800 Palestinians have managed to travel through Rafah border crossing,...
By Agence France Presse (AFP) Saturday, November 07, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday it is allowing Muslims to leave the Gaza Strip on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca after blocking...
Gaza Strip - Hamas said on Friday it is allowing Muslims to leave the Gaza Strip on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca after blocking them last year because of a Palestinian political dispute. "The first wave of around 1 000 hajj...
