RIYADH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the start of the Umrah season. The Ministry said that citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia, as well as citizens of the GCC countries and the ...

DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Iranian pilgrims will for the first time in eight years begin regular travel to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 19, Iranian media reported on Wednesday in the latest sign of thawing ...

As the current annual Umrah season approaches its closing phase, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the final deadlines for issuing visas, entering the Kingdom, and the permitted ...

RIYADH, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will remove COVID-19 restrictions for the 2023 haj season and host pre-pandemic numbers of pilgrims, the kingdom's ministry of haj and umrah said on Monday. In ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that registration for pilgrims inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now open ...

RIYADH — The total number of foreign and domestic pilgrims, who performed Umrah, reached 6,254,751 during the third quarter of 2024, representing a 35 percent increase compared to the same quarter of ...

Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, and Prince Faisal bin Salman bin ...

Thirty-two Muslim Harvard undergraduates embarked on the University’s second Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, over winter break — one of two religious pilgrimages within the Muslim faith.

City of Madinah to host forum with spotlight on elevating every step of the Umrah journey Presented by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the three-day event will welcome over 150 exhibitors and 25,000 ...

RIYADH — The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed that the number of Umrah pilgrims increased by 31 percent during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter in 2023.