Pilgrims
The permit for performing Umrah and prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah is likely only for those pilgrims who have completed vaccination against coronavirus, Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learnt from the latest announcement of the Ministry of Health. On..
Umrah tours from Qatar to Saudi Arabia for pilgrims, including expatriates, have resumed. “The Umrah tour operators licensed by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs are allowed to arrange Umrah trips. Indeed some tour operators arranged..
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that 10 million pilgrims have successfully performed Umrah since Oct. 4 last year, following the launch of its “safe Umrah” procedures and the gradual return of pilgrims to the Two Holy M..
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has confirmed raising the capacity of Umrah performers to 70,000 pilgrims per day. It emphasized that this number of foreign and domestic pilgrims will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage on a daily basis and this i..
REUTERS Saudi Arabia will gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting Aug. 9 after about a year and a half of not receiving overseas worshippers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state news agen..
About 500 Umrah service companies and establishments and more than 6,000 foreign Umrah agents are geared up to receive vaccinated foreign Umrah pilgrims effective from Aug. 9 (Muharram 1). The aspiring pilgrims can book Umrah packages and make all..
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, July 19 - Thousands of face-masked pilgrims performing Islam's annual haj pilgrimage gathered on Mount Arafat on Monday to atone for their sins, expressing hopes for peace and an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saudi Arabia..
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have recently agreed to reopen all airspace, land and sea borders, ending a blockade between the two nations that began in 2017. As Saudi border reopens, a number of tour operators in Qatar have already started promoting Umr..
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