Hajj and Umrah
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has published the requirements and registration mechanism through its electronic platform for the pilgrims. The requirements states that women are now allowed to register for Hajj without the presence of un-marriageable..
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) has announced the list of tours and travels operators approved in the country for Hajj and Umrah. The list of the eight approved tour operators are as follows: Ansar for Hajj and Umrah ..
Preparations in full swing to receive worshippers at two mosques Umrah or the lesser pilgrimage is due to resume in Saudi Arabia on Sunday after a “successful” Hajj pilgrimage season ended, Saudi officials said. Head of the General ..
About 500 Umrah service companies and establishments and more than 6,000 foreign Umrah agents are geared up to receive vaccinated foreign Umrah pilgrims effective from Aug. 9 (Muharram 1). The aspiring pilgrims can book Umrah packages and make all..
REUTERS Saudi Arabia will gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting Aug. 9 after about a year and a half of not receiving overseas worshippers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state news agen..
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The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has clarified that foreigners who are coming to the Kingdom on tourist visa can perform Umrah after obtaining Umrah permit by completing the procedures on the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna applications. The ministry said t..
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has confirmed raising the capacity of Umrah performers to 70,000 pilgrims per day. It emphasized that this number of foreign and domestic pilgrims will be allowed to perform the pilgrimage on a daily basis and this i..
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that 10 million pilgrims have successfully performed Umrah since Oct. 4 last year, following the launch of its “safe Umrah” procedures and the gradual return of pilgrims to the Two Holy M..