IQNA – Millions of Muslims, often with their children, travel to the holy city of Mecca every year to perform Umrah pilgrimage .
News ID: 3486829 Publish Date : 2024/01/16
IQNA – The number of Muslims who performed the Umrah pilgrimage in 2023 reached more than 13.5 million, a record high for international pilgrims, the Saudi minister of Hajj and Umrah, said on Tuesday.
News ID: 3486746 Publish Date : 2024/01/09
IQNA – Worshippers at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque are advised to wear facemasks as a precaution after the kingdom detected the JN.1 variant of COVID-19.
News ID: 3486628 Publish Date : 2023/12/31
IQNA – The CEO of Iran Air said the airline will operate two daily flights to carry Iranian Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3486626 Publish Date : 2023/12/31
IQNA – The dispatch of Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (minor Hajj) pilgrimage has been postponed.
News ID: 3486458 Publish Date : 2023/12/18
IQNA – Iranian pilgrims will take part in the Umrah (minor Hajj) pilgrimage for the first time in 9 years later this month, an official said.
News ID: 3486403 Publish Date : 2023/12/13
IQNA – Saudi authorities have made the decision to revoke the licenses of 10 companies operating in the Umrah service sector, following their involvement in repeated and significant violations.
News ID: 3486365 Publish Date : 2023/12/10
MEDINA (IQNA) – The Prophet’s Mosque, the second holiest site in Islam, witnessed a huge influx of worshippers last week, a state agency reported.
News ID: 3486051 Publish Date : 2023/11/17
MECCA (IQNA) – As Saudi Arabia witnesses heavy rainfall, the country’s authorities have issued guidelines for pilgrims who seek to perform Umrah pilgrimage .
News ID: 3485823 Publish Date : 2023/10/31
MECCA (IQNA) – An agency in charge of Islam’s two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina has offered a set of advice for Muslim diabetics planning to make the Umrah pilgrimage .
News ID: 3485569 Publish Date : 2023/10/14
MECCA (IQNA) – Muslim women who want to perform Umrah or lesser pilgrimage at the Grand Mosque in Mecca must follow a dress code set by Saudi authorities.
News ID: 3485181 Publish Date : 2023/09/15
MECCA (IQNA) – Muslims from abroad planning to perform Umrah or minor pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been urged to book for the trip via a government platform that features facilities.
News ID: 3485145 Publish Date : 2023/09/12
MECCA (IQNA) – A notable surge is seen in the number of Umrah pilgrims arriving from outside Saudi Arabia this year.
News ID: 3485013 Publish Date : 2023/09/02
RIYADH (IQNA) – Karim Mostafa Benzema, a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, received a copy of the Holy Quran from a Saudi reporter as a gift.
News ID: 3484818 Publish Date : 2023/08/17
MECCA (IQNA) – Saudi authorities have advised pilgrims to wear face masks when visiting the holy sites of Mecca and Medina amid concerns about a new covid-19 variant.
News ID: 3484789 Publish Date : 2023/08/15
MECCA (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has advised to Umrah pilgrims not to sleep at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam's holiest site.
News ID: 3484655 Publish Date : 2023/08/06
LONDON (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has introduced a visa waiver for British nationals, paving the way for an easier Umrah pilgrimage .
News ID: 3484635 Publish Date : 2023/08/05
MECCA (IQNA) – A film “The Rituals of Umrah,” translated into five languages: English, French, Urdu, Persian, and Malay, was launched on Saturday.
News ID: 3484567 Publish Date : 2023/07/30
MEDINA (IQNA) – The first group of foreign Muslims planning to undertake Umrah or minor pilgrimage arrived in the Holy City of Medina by air.
News ID: 3484462 Publish Date : 2023/07/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has announced a new visa program that will allow its citizens to invite their Muslim friends from other countries to visit the kingdom and perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage.
News ID: 3484458 Publish Date : 2023/07/23
