Mataf to Reopen for All Worshippers from Tuesday
Ummid – Makkah: The mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) will be thrown open to all worshippers from Tuesday, March 27, on completion of the work for the restoration of the Zamzam well. The Makkah Emirate, the Ministry of Finance and the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques are completing the preparations to reopen the Mataf to all worshippers including...
“Trips After Umrah” Program Organized the First Trip to Badr City
Riyadh Newspaper – The program (Trips After Umrah), supervised by Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has organized the first trip to Badr. The general director of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), Faisal Al-Madani, has stated that the program’s goal is to teach pilgrims about Islamic history, the culture, and history of the Kingdom...
Safa Umrah Platform Launch: The First Platform for Umrah Trip & Visa
Safa for Information Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of Safa Umrah Platform. Safa Umrah is the first Umrah booking Platform which is directly connected to the Visa Issuance system for Hajj and Umrah Visas and promoting an extensive range of offers for all budgets and levels, provided by only trusted and authorized travel agents from the Ministry of Hajj and Local authorities....
India Reduces Airfare For Muslims On Hajj Pilgrimage
PM News – India on Tuesday announced a reduction in airfare for minority Muslims who wish to go on Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. “The decision is in line with our empowerment without appeasement policy,” Indian Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Naqvi told newsmen. The reduction in airfare will be available to Muslim pilgrims taking airlines like national carrier Air India, Saudi...
Saudi TV to Broadcast in Bahasa Indonesia Next Year
AntaraNews – A Saudi Arabian state television station, Saudi TV, will use seven additional foreign languages including Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), a Saudi TV’s Deputy President for Engineering Department, Samir Asiri, told a senior Indonesian journalist. The Saudi Arabian government TV station will use Bahasa Indonesia because Indonesia is the world’s most populous...
Makkah: New 23 Umrah Operators Have Been Approved
Sabq Online Newspaper – The kingdom’s National Committee for Haj and Umrah has approved new 23 Umrah Operators. The license granted to these new 23 companies qualifies them to work in the profession of caring for Umrah and Hajj pilgrims. The deputy chairman of the Chamber of Trade Commission in Makkah invited Marwan Abbas Shaaban, head of the kingdom’s National Committee for...
More Pilgrims Fall Prey to Umrah Scams in Indonesia & Malaysia
More pilgrims continue to fall prey to Umrah scams in Indonesia and Malaysia. In Malaysia, according to Malaysian Digest, twenty-five prospective umrah pilgrims incurred losses of about RM178,600 after they were allegedly deceived by an ‘ustazah’ who claimed to be a representative of an umrah operator in Kuala Lumpur. Consumers Association of Kedah (CAKE) secretary Mohamad Yusrizal...
India: Over 1,300 women going on Hajj without Mehram
NewKerala – “For the first time since independence, the restriction on women above 45 years of age to perform Hajj pilgrimage unaccompanied by their male relatives has been removed. This year, more than 1,300 women are going on Haj pilgrimage without Mehram,” Kovind said while addressing a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, at the commencement of the Budget...
Indonesia: Saudi Arabia Tax Will Affect Hajj Pilgrimage Cost
Jakarta Globe – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has proposed to the House of Representatives an increase in the cost of the pilgrimage to Mecca this year, due to rising prices of aviation turbine fuel, food services, and Saudi Arabia’s hajj tax, a minister said on Wednesday (24/01). The government proposed to increase the cost by Rp 900,000 ($68), or by 2.85 percent, Religious...
