TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that it will accept Umrah requests starting from Aug. 9, 2021, for pilgrims to perform the Islamic rituals, and visit and pray in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque.
News ID: 3475454 Publish Date : 2021/08/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities announced that there is no cap on the number of Umrah pilgrims during the Hijri New Year, which will start next Thursday.
News ID: 3475435 Publish Date : 2021/08/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The rituals of Hajj began in the Land of Revelation on Saturday with a limited number of pilgrims like previous year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3475286 Publish Date : 2021/07/19
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Groups of pilgrims flocked to the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Sunday while adhering to precautionary measures against COVID-19 to perform the Islamic rituals of Hajj.
News ID: 3475280 Publish Date : 2021/07/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina said that it used on Saturday 15,000 liters of sanitizer in its cleaning operation of the Grand Holy Mosque in preparation for receiving the first batch of pilgrims to perform Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival).
News ID: 3475277 Publish Date : 2021/07/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Iranian Cultural Center in the Philippines organized a Quran recitation competition separately for men and women.
News ID: 3475269 Publish Date : 2021/07/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The first batch of pilgrims arrived on Saturday (Dhu Al-Hijjah 7) at the Grand Holy Mosque in Mecca to perform Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival).
News ID: 3475266 Publish Date : 2021/07/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has inspected the pilgrims reception centers for Hajj season this year in Mecca.
News ID: 3475238 Publish Date : 2021/07/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A health escort will be designated for every 20 pilgrims in the annual Hajj season due later this month, according to a Saudi official, as the kingdom has ramped up efforts for organizing the Muslim pilgrimage curtailed due to COVID-19.
News ID: 3475181 Publish Date : 2021/07/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims from 120 nationalities will perform Hajj this year, Saudi Arabia’s Central Hajj Committee said.
News ID: 3475160 Publish Date : 2021/07/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The governor of Medina region in Saudi Arabia tasked all agencies involved with Hajj to review and enhance their preparations for welcoming pilgrims to the Prophet’s Mosque, and to other mosques and Islamic sites in the region.
News ID: 3475091 Publish Date : 2021/06/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – People who have received their Hajj permits for this year’s pilgrimage should visit their nearest vaccine center to receive their second jab within 48 hours of the permit being issued, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said.
News ID: 3475078 Publish Date : 2021/06/28
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will start sending text messages to registered recipients between the ages of 41 and 50 to acquire a Hajj permit.
News ID: 3475066 Publish Date : 2021/06/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A total of 558,270 applications have been received from the pilgrims across Saudi Arabia aspiring to perform Hajj 2021, the country’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said Friday.
News ID: 3475057 Publish Date : 2021/06/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has curtailed male guardians of Muslim women wishing to perform this year’s Hajj, which will be limited to Saudi citizens and foreigners residing in the kingdom due to COVID-19.
News ID: 3474995 Publish Date : 2021/06/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An electronic portal for domestic pilgrims received more than 450,000 applications within 24 hours of opening, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said.
News ID: 3474960 Publish Date : 2021/06/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The deputy head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization regretted the recent decision by Saudi Arabia to allow only those residing in the kingdom to perform Hajj for the second year.
News ID: 3474949 Publish Date : 2021/06/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against COVID-19 to perform this year's Hajj, but Muslims from abroad will be barred for a second straight year.
News ID: 3474937 Publish Date : 2021/06/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Iran will likely send some 2,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj this year.
News ID: 3474860 Publish Date : 2021/06/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has not taken a final decision on the number of pilgrims and Hajj-related safety measures yet.
News ID: 3474803 Publish Date : 2021/05/24
