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
MECCA (IQNA) – The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has explained the various options that are available for Muslims who want to travel to the holy city of Mecca to make the Umrah pilgrimage .
News ID: 3484421 Publish Date : 2023/07/20
