Tag: Mecca
Epidemic outbreak: Mecca again under physical distancing
Saudi Arabia again imposed physical distancing measures on Thursday, December 30, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, due to an epidemic rebound in the kingdom that hosted…
A trip to the Bitcoin Mecca: BTC-ECHO in El Salvador
A team from BTC-ECHO spent ten days in El Salvador, the first country in the world to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender. We wrote down our impressions in the current…
Eddie Mecca: Sitcom actor died at the age of 69
Eddie Mecca Sitcom actor died at age 69 Actor Eddie Mekka died at the age of 69. © imago / ZUMA Globe Actor Eddie Mekka died at the age of…
At La Grave, the cable car that divides Mecca from off-piste
The summit of La Meije, in La Grave (Hautes-Alpes), in 2018. JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP Which way to take? For mountain guides, this question has taken on a new meaning…
End of physical distancing in Mecca for vaccinated worshipers, a first since the health crisis
Pilgrims without social distancing, after Saudi authorities announced the relaxation of restrictions related to Covid-19, at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on October 17, 2021. SAUDI PRESS AGENCY…