Haj
Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions, state media said on Saturday. Pilgrims to Mecca t..
Jeddah: Qatar is participating in the conference and exhibition for Hajj and Umrah services 'Transformation Towards Innovation', which kicked off on Monday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and will be held from March 21-23. Qatar's ..
Metaverse pilgrimages to Mecca will not be considered as "real Hajj", Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs Diyanet has declared. The ruling follows a month-long deliberation between scholars, who concluded that while virtual rea..
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah revealed that the mandatory interval of 10 days between the issuance of two Umrah permits is applicable to pilgrims of all age groups, including foreign pilgrims. “Foreign pilgrims can perform maximum three Umr..
The Department of Hajj and Umrah of the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has launched a new online system for registering pilgrims, which allows offices to register each pilgrim and upload his data and the contract between the offic..
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has canceled its earlier directive to impose a gap of 15 days between the performance of two Umrah pilgrimages, Okaz/Saudi Gazette has learnt. The ministry stated that any pilgrim can now book an appointment to perform ..
Qatari marathon runner, Rashid Al-Hajri, reached the finish line of the 125th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday as he made history as the first GCC athlete to finish all six major world marathons. In a post on Instagram, Rashid Al-Haj..
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that there is no need for obtaining permit and taking appointment through the Eatmarna application to perform prayer at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. “Permit is required only to pray at the R..
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..
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