Pilgrims
Saudi Arabia welcomed foreign Hajj pilgrims to Islam’s second holiest city on Saturday, the first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. The pilgrims, who arrived at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah from I..
The first flight for this year’s Hajj pilgrims will land in Saudi Arabia on Saturday coming from Pakistan, a Saudi newspaper reported, citing an airport official. The flight from Islamabad will land at the King Abdul Aziz International Airpo..
Umrah visa to be issued in 24 hours, allowing holders to stay for 3 months in Kingdom Saudi Arabia has launched an electronic visa app for pilgrims planning to perform Umrah. The launch of the e-Umrah visa app was announced by Tawfiq Al Rabiah,..
Hajj expenses to reduce from Rs860,000 to around Rs710,000 after subsidy Pakistan government has announced a subsidy of Rs150,000 ($750) for thousands of Muslims heading to the holy city of Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year und..
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has fined 10 Umrah companies $13,000 each for failing to provide adequate services to pilgrims. The companies were fined for negligence, breach of duties, and failure to fulfill their obligatio..
• An eyewitness confirmed to Arab News that most of those killed were Egyptians and Sudanese • Eight pilgrims were killed and 43 were injured on their way to Madinah when the bus they were traveling in overturned on Friday morning. ..
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has approved the quotas for pilgrims from all over the world for the Hajj season 2022, local media reported. According to Okaz newspaper, Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, has been given t..
There are no epidemic outbreaks, diseases, or events threatening public health at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, a Saudi minister said in a health status update on Thursday. Minister of Health Fahad Al-Jalajil said the health status among pilgr..
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanem has said that a delegation from the Department of Haj and Umrah Affairs recently visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to meet with officials of the Saudi Ministry of Haj..
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