Saudi Arabia has banned certain types of visas for travelers from 14 countries, weeks before the annual Muslim pilgrimage ...

Hajj is an annual pilgrimage that follows the path of Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Muhammad, symbolising their devotion and ...

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and a profound spiritual journey undertaken by millions of Muslims every year. As ...

Here’s everything you need to know about the dates for Hajj this year—the holy pilgrimage Muslims perform every year, to ...

The measure is part of the country's bid to control tourist arrivals ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage that is scheduled to start ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

Under the new guidelines, Umrah visas, business visit visas and family visit visas have been suspended. The Saudi Arabia visa ...

The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, a journey they are expected to make at least once in their lives. This year it ...

[AFP] More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in the exhausting summer heat. Crowds of robed ...

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