TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual Hajj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, two sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
News ID: 3474636 Publish Date : 2021/05/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – More visitors from outside Saudi Arabia are expected during the last 10 days of Ramadan, an official said.
News ID: 3474596 Publish Date : 2021/05/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The number of tracks designated for encircling the Holy Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque has increased by 11 tracks to reach 25, a Saudi official said.
News ID: 3474520 Publish Date : 2021/04/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Saudi Ministry of Interior on Monday published photos of female security officers on duty for the first time at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
News ID: 3474511 Publish Date : 2021/04/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation plans to dispatch the first batch of Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474380 Publish Date : 2021/04/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunized against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474378 Publish Date : 2021/04/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah revealed the ministry’s plans for the Umrah during the holy fasting month of Ramadan amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3474373 Publish Date : 2021/04/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi officials said conditions have been prepared to host Umrah pilgrims in the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474354 Publish Date : 2021/04/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia on Monday unveiled detailed guidelines and SOPs to be observed and followed in the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina during Ramadan – the holy month of fasting due to start in mid-April.
News ID: 3474321 Publish Date : 2021/03/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved a range of initiatives aimed at assisting firms and individuals operating in support of Islamic pilgrimages, Saudi state news agency SPA said late Monday.
News ID: 3474204 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has distributed more than 8 million liters of Zamzam water to Umrah performers and visitors of the Grand Holy Mosque.
News ID: 3473884 Publish Date : 2021/02/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has provided new services to aid the visually-impaired taking part in the Umrah pilgrimage.
News ID: 3473699 Publish Date : 2021/01/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – After lifting the land, air and sea blockade on Qatar, residents have rushed to book trips to Saudi Arabia, mainly for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
News ID: 3473692 Publish Date : 2021/01/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims performing the Umrah rituals are the only ones allowed to perform circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
News ID: 3473656 Publish Date : 2021/01/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia said it has received 5 million Umrah pilgrims and worshippers since the resumption of the rituals.
News ID: 3473501 Publish Date : 2020/12/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia suspended international Umrah operations amid the spark of the new strain of Sars-Cov-2 in multiple countries.
News ID: 3473471 Publish Date : 2020/12/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Around 1,500 Saudi women are assigned to perform various duties related to serving Umrah performers and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.
News ID: 3473464 Publish Date : 2020/12/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Since the resumption of Umrah, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca has monitored temperatures of around 4 million people through thermal cameras.
News ID: 3473400 Publish Date : 2020/12/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Visitors of the Holy Mosque in the Saudi city of Mecca have used over 1.5 million liters of the sacred Zamzam water over the past three months, according to figures published Sunday.
News ID: 3473189 Publish Date : 2020/11/22
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Foreign Umrah pilgrims have visited the Prophet’s Mosque or Al Masjid an Nabawi for the first time after months.
News ID: 3473082 Publish Date : 2020/11/10
