MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has said as many as 8,801 Umrah pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom since the season began on Muharram 1 (Sept. 12).
The ministry said until now the Kingdom’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad issued more than 75,000 Umrah visas.
Under new arrangements, the Umrah pilgrims are allowed to visit various parts of the Kingdom and not to confine their stay...
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According to the report – which is based on users’ flight and hotel search activity on Wego during the second quarter of 2018 – travelers in the Middle East and North Africa most...
Under the instructions of the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, an app was tested this Hajj season to know the best time pilgrims wished to perform tawaf Al-Ifada, according to Makkah daily newspaper on Tuesday.
Tawaf Al-Ifada is the last formal rite of Hajj, in which pilgrims visit the holy Kaaba for the farewell circumambulation.
This new step was aimed at organizing the grouping of the pilgrims...
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) praised the services provided by the Health Ministry to Hajj pilgrims, and the efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health.
In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated the ministry on the successful Hajj season, describing its work as “exceptional.”
Earlier, Health Minister...
Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam’s holiest sites.
This year the hajj comes with the ultra-conservative kingdom witnessing an unprecedented pace of change, finally ending a ban on women driving while remaining firm in the face of any dissent.
One of the...
The number of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia passed two million on Saturday, Saudi security chiefs said, as the country finished preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to begin on Sunday.
A final tally will be announced at the beginning of Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday, said Interior Ministry security spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki.
The pilgrims have flown in from almost every country in the...
Malaysia’s Hajj Pilgrimage Fund, Tabung Hajji, has decided to kick-start a massive cleanliness campaign among Malaysian pilgrims during Hajj, as a step to ensure the tents in Mina are “the cleanest among other nations.”
Tabung Hajji will head the massive “gotong-royong” exercise for the first time in the tent city of Mina during Masyair. “Gotong-royong” has a strong cultural root in Malaysian...
Over a million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, announced the Kingdom’s Passports Directorate.
A total of 1,221,463 have been registered by Friday, an increase of 70,348 from last year’s pilgrimage, it added according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Pilgrims arriving by air totaled 1,148,400, while 59,448 came by land and 13,311 came by sea....
Saudi media minister says more than 800 foreign media representatives are expected to cover the Hajj this year
JEDDAH: A new online portal will be the official source of news, announcements and information about the Hajj, including all associated initiatives, activities and events, the Ministry of Media said on Friday.
Media Minister Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, who officially launched the...
Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, continues to successfully implement the Hajj operational plan, which targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims from different countries during the arrival and return stages.
Operations began for Hajj flights on Saturday, July 14, 2018, and the first flight was (SV5902), arriving at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah from...