Saudi Arabia now permits year-round Umrah pilgrimages for Gulf citizens and residents from UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and ...

Incident-free Arafat day: Smart technologies help move crowds smoothly during Hajj Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the safe and seamless transfer of more than 1.67 ...

About Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca (or Makkah) during the Islamic lunar month of Dhul Hijjah. It is one of the five pillars of Islam and a deeply spiritual journey ...

While the world watches the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a quieter but equally profound spiritual journey unfolds daily in Islam’s holiest city. I came to experience Umrah – the "lesser pilgrimage ...

Pilgrims in the Saudi Arabian city of Mina began the stoning of the devil ritual on Eid al-Adha Friday, as one of the last rites of Hajj. They had collected their pebbles overnight Thursday from ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah confirmed the safe and seamless transfer of more than 1.67 million pilgrims to Mount Arafat, the climactic stage of the Hajj pilgrimage, with no ...

More than 1.6 million Muslims are performing the sacred Hajj pilgrimage this year - with majority of them from outside Saudi Arabia, according to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

Based on an average Hajj fare of N8.5m, the total refunds could exceed N23bn if each of the 2,717 pilgrims denied visas receives a full refund of their money, as NAHCON stated.

Hajj security forces have arrested 53 expatriates for violating Hajj regulations and instructions by attempting to enter the city of Makkah and perform Hajj without a permit on Thursday, June 5.

The legality of furoda hajj has also been recognized by the Indonesian government as stated in Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah Worship. This hajj program is also ...

RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that confirmed hotel bookings through the Nusuk Masar platform are now mandatory for all Umrah visa applicants for the 1447H (2025) season. The ...

Hajj travel packages range from $10,000 to $15,000 per person. “ I hope that this is an issue that can be solved,” says Basyouni. “It's one of the pillars of [our] religion. It's very hard.