Saudi authorities, which strictly controls Haj, have stated that multiple-entry visas were being misused. Some travellers ...

Doha: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs cracked down a newly established Hajj and Umrah campaign operating illegally and without a license; a matter which constitutes a clear violation ...

Foreign Umrah pilgrims can obtain visas from June 10, with arrivals starting June 11. Image: Shutterstock The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the arrival of foreign Umrah ...

Director of the Department of Hajj and Umrah Affairs at the Ministry Ali bin Sultan Al-Misifri said that preparations began early, following the directives of Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs ...

Saudi health authorities have underlined that all inbound pilgrims must have meningococcal and seasonal influenza vaccines (1 Trusted Source Umrah and Hajj: key health messages before ...

The move comes as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit, administered by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance. Sheikh Abdullatif ...

MAKKAH — Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah inspected a number of sites in the Holy Sites. This comes in line with the Saudi leadership's directives to ensure all preparations for ...

More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown ...

[Quran 60:4] The Hajj rituals display and consolidate this notion of Muslims' disassociation from concepts, practices and ways of disbelievers. We learn from the Prophet’s biography that his actions ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has advised pilgrims against lying down or sleeping in corridors and aisles within the holy sites. The ministry emphasized that adherence to this rule ...