TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency of for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday launched a web-based program named Bayan offering translations of the Quran in different languages.
News ID: 3472754 Publish Date : 2020/10/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Sunday. The mosque receives pilgrims at a 30% capacity or 6,000 people per day. It comes after a six-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3472731 Publish Date : 2020/10/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Grand Mosque of Mecca received the first group of Umrah performers, after the issuance of approval of the gradual return of normal life, with the application of the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launched "Eaatamarna" application for those wishing to perform Umrah.
News ID: 3472715 Publish Date : 2020/10/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A total of 108,041 permits were issued for pilgrims between the launch of the Eatmarna app on Sept. 27 up to Oct. 1, according to official statistics released by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
News ID: 3472699 Publish Date : 2020/10/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Some 16,000 Saudi nationals and expatriates have signed up for the Umrah pilgrimage in the first few hours of the launch of the mobile application “I’tamarna”.
News ID: 3472668 Publish Date : 2020/09/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will allow visitors inside the country to perform the Umrah and visit the Holy Mosque in Mecca starting October 4.
News ID: 3472614 Publish Date : 2020/09/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering to resume Umrah pilgrimage after several month of suspension.
News ID: 3472556 Publish Date : 2020/09/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A five-day Hajj registration deadline for expatriates residing in Saudi Arabia ended on Friday as the kingdom is bracing for holding a limited pilgrimage due to fears of the new coronavirus.
News ID: 3471962 Publish Date : 2020/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the coronavirus, according to state-run media.
News ID: 3471751 Publish Date : 2020/06/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said it will lift a nationwide curfew but the ban on Umrah (minor Hajj) will remain in place.
News ID: 3471742 Publish Date : 2020/06/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual Hajj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country topped 100,000, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
News ID: 3471645 Publish Date : 2020/06/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3471514 Publish Date : 2020/05/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Dar-al-Ifta (house of Fatwa) in Pakistan called on the people of the country to consider using the Umrah (minor Hajj) expenses to help in the coronavirus battle.
News ID: 3471060 Publish Date : 2020/04/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were being taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Turkish officials said.
News ID: 3470918 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca or visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina amid the rapid spread of a coronavirus worldwide, expanding an earlier such ban on foreigners.
News ID: 3470833 Publish Date : 2020/03/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Secretary-General of World Federation of Muslim Scholars (WFMS) Ali Qaradaghi issued a Fatwa (religious edict) that allows cancelling of Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage.
News ID: 3470814 Publish Date : 2020/03/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry for individuals aiming to perform Umrah pilgrimage or to visit the Prophet's Mosque in Medina over concerns of the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3470769 Publish Date : 2020/02/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – There have been some calls in Saudi Arabia for cancelling Umrah pilgrimage to the country amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3470749 Publish Date : 2020/02/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Hajj quota for Iranian pilgrims this year has been increased by 1000, an official said.
News ID: 3470673 Publish Date : 2020/02/18
Tehran (IQNA)- The Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah has issued a total of 2.21 million Umrah visas in four months since the season started, a weekly statistical report said.
News ID: 3470155 Publish Date : 2019/12/22
