Oman has opened its first-ever Hajj and Umrah Exhibition at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), with the aim of ...

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister has urged the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to intervene promptly and ...

IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. The pilgrimage to the ‘House of Allah’, Kaaba, is a display of Muslim brotherhood and total submission to ...

With the Hajj pilgrimage around the corner, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of certain visas to citizens of 14 countries, including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The ban on ...

The ban is applicable on Umrah, business and family visit visas and is effective until mid-June 2025, till the conclusion of ...

Saudi Arabian authorities are cracking down on unauthorised pilgrims taking part in the annual four-day Hajj. The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of ...

Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary visa ban on 14 nations, including India and Pakistan. The decision comes in light of ...

Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a faith-based nonprofit that reports on and advocates for improved Hajj policies, has called on State Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions to ...

Planning to travel for Hajj from the UAE? Key vaccines and health precautions for pilgrims An aerial view shows Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre on June 17 ...

I remember a conversation between two members of my extended family about the hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca, when I was a child. One of them, an elderly lady, had just returned from the ...

Nigeria is facing accommodation challenges in Makkah, Saudi Arabia ahead of 2025 Hajj —due to the non-entering of housing details for pilgrims accommodations under state quota in the Saudi ...

On Friday, February 28, 2025, President Mahama broke ground for the construction of a permanent Hajj Village in the country. JKB/MA Watch as Ras Mubarak, Alan's running mate, engage in 'dirty ...