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) – Some 10 million overseas Muslims are expected to perform Umrah pilgrimage, estimates show.
News ID: 3484267 Publish Date : 2023/07/09
MECCA (IQNA) – Over 17,000 people have been arrested by the security authorities in Saudi Arabia for trying to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage without a permit until Friday.
News ID: 3484164 Publish Date : 2023/07/02
MECCA (IQNA) – After much criticism over its infamous lottery system for Hajj pilgrims, the Saudi ministry of Hajj and Umrah decided to abandon it this year.
News ID: 3484092 Publish Date : 2023/06/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – In ancient Arabia polytheism was common and in the 4th century AD (301-400), there was a steep reduction in the number of gods in the Arabian Peninsula.
News ID: 3484086 Publish Date : 2023/06/26
The General Directorate of Public Security in Saudi Arabia cautioned that individuals who transport people for the Hajj pilgrimage without a permit may face imprisonment of six months and a fine of up to $13,332 (50,000 riyals).
News ID: 3483951 Publish Date : 2023/06/14
Riyadh says it expects a “safe” hajj pilgrimage this year despite the number of pilgrims being increased to pre-pandemic levels.
News ID: 3483892 Publish Date : 2023/06/11
Brazil’s Minister of Tourism Daniela Carneiro visited a Quran exhibition underway in the South American country.
News ID: 3483818 Publish Date : 2023/06/04
The families of two young Bahrainis executed in Saudi Arabia called on the Riyadh authorities to return the bodies of their sons.
News ID: 3483817 Publish Date : 2023/06/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A cybersecurity drill for next month’s Hajj pilgrimage was carried out in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3483783 Publish Date : 2023/05/31
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraq’s al-Nujaba Islamic resistance movement deplored Saudi Arabia’s move to execute two young Bahrainis.
News ID: 3483778 Publish Date : 2023/05/31
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Bahrain’s main opposition group slammed the execution of two Bahraini youths in Saudi Arabia as a crime that violated the basic legal norms.
News ID: 3483769 Publish Date : 2023/05/30
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has issued guidelines to follow for Hajj pilgrims prior to and upon arrival in the Kingdom.
News ID: 3483706 Publish Date : 2023/05/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A national competition for school students on the Quran and Sunnah of the Holy prophet (PBUH) concluded in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3483609 Publish Date : 2023/05/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Iranians who are scheduled to take part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year attended an educational and training session in Tehran.
News ID: 3483591 Publish Date : 2023/05/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has given Indonesia an additional Hajj quota of eight thousand, the Southeast Asian country’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said.
News ID: 3483485 Publish Date : 2023/05/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 43rd edition of Saudi Arabia’s international Quran competition will be held in the holy city of Mecca this summer.
News ID: 3483432 Publish Date : 2023/05/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The United States and Britain have been hampering efforts made to restore peace to Yemen, an official deplored.
News ID: 3483402 Publish Date : 2023/05/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A ceremony was held at Ali ibn Abi Taleb (AS) Mosque here in Tehran earlier this week to honor Iranian qari Yunes Shahmoradi for his great accomplishment.
News ID: 3483373 Publish Date : 2023/04/30
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The duration of the 90-day visa issued to perform Umrah or lesser pilgrimage starts from the holder’s entry into Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has said.
News ID: 3483366 Publish Date : 2023/04/29
