15-day cap on Umrah visas proposed. Move aims to ease congestion as Grand Mosque undergoes massive construction work. Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 19:16. By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief.

Putting a cap on Umrah in Ramadan. Thursday June 19, 2025 / 23 , Dhu al-hijjah , 1446. Leading The Way SG. Saudi Arabia . Opinion . Discover ...

In this file photo taken on June 14, 2018 worshippers gather at the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca as Muslims perform the Umrah. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia has said there is no limit ...

With a capacity of up to 60,000 Umrah performers divided into 8 operating periods, the overall number of pilgrims has been increased to two million per month, according to a statement issued by ...

Since Saudi Arabia lifted the cap on the number of pilgrims allowed to perform Umrah at one time, hundreds of thousands of Muslims worldwide have flocked to Mecca for the pilgrimage.. Authorities ...

Discover the guidelines regarding wearing the niqab during Umrah and Hajj. It is forbidden for women to wear the niqab while in the state of Ihram, as stated by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).