TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has intensified the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Grand Mosques in Mecca as it prepares to receive pilgrims for annual Hajj rites amid strict COVID-19 precautionary measures.
News ID: 3475254 Publish Date : 2021/07/15
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) – The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call, and Guidance completed furnishing Arafat-valley-based Namira Mosque and Muzdalifah valley-based Al-Mishaar Al-Haram Mosque with more than 32,000 square meters of luxurious carpets chosen according to Islamic style, international specifications and competitive prices.
News ID: 3475218 Publish Date : 2021/07/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Qatar’s Quran Radio started broadcasting special programs with the beginning of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Hajja.
News ID: 3475212 Publish Date : 2021/07/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Eid Al-Adha will begin on Tuesday, July 20, corresponding to the 10th of Dhul Hajja, Jordan’s Grand Mufti Mohammad Khalaileh said on Saturday.
News ID: 3475207 Publish Date : 2021/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said it has conducted maintenance and operation work for all electronic equipment in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, in preparation for this year’s Hajj season.
News ID: 3475200 Publish Date : 2021/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Eid al-Adha will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia on July 20, the country’s supreme court announced.
News ID: 3475184 Publish Date : 2021/07/10
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) – Anyone found attempting to access Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the area around it and the holy Hajj sites without a permit from Monday till the end of the annual pilgrimage will be fined SR10,000 ($2,666).
News ID: 3475149 Publish Date : 2021/07/05
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) – Rajab Rama, a 48-year-old businessman in Kenya, was left disappointed after learning he would miss the chance to go for Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which is mandatory to perform at least once in a lifetime.
News ID: 3475010 Publish Date : 2021/06/21
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) – Iran’s top government authority on Hajj protested against a recent decision adopted in Saudi Arabia to impose restrictions on the annual pilgrimage for a second year over coronavirus concerns.
News ID: 3474968 Publish Date : 2021/06/17
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
