TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus were identified in Malaysia’s Johor on Dec 25, from a married couple who returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah pilgrimage.
News ID: 3477093 Publish Date : 2021/12/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mosques across Saudi Arabia have been instructed to ensure worshippers’ compliance with precautions against COVID-19 amid an upward trend in infection rates.
News ID: 3477065 Publish Date : 2021/12/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The people of Brunei will be allowed to perform the Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia next year, an official said.
News ID: 3477026 Publish Date : 2021/12/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Public Library is staging an exhibition of rare Islamic coins on Tuesday.
News ID: 3477023 Publish Date : 2021/12/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says touching the Black Stone (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad) and praying at Hijr Ismail is still banned.
News ID: 3477007 Publish Date : 2021/12/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The departure of Indonesian Umrah pilgrims for Saudi Arabia will be postponed until early 2022, the Southeast Asian country’s religious affairs minister said.
News ID: 3476981 Publish Date : 2021/12/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An electronic device that carries the Holy Quran and its interpretation in braille has been recently developed in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3476968 Publish Date : 2021/12/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has introduced some changes in restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic for Umrah pilgrims.
News ID: 3476946 Publish Date : 2021/12/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Rain-seeking (Istisqa) prayer was performed in different cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday.
News ID: 3476923 Publish Date : 2021/12/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A group of Arab and international artists and filmmakers have boycotted the Red Sea International Film Festival, citing human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3476869 Publish Date : 2021/12/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The spokesman for Yemen’s military said the forces launched an operation targeting the “depth” of Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the kingdom and its allies’ continued aggression on the impoverished country.
News ID: 3476837 Publish Date : 2021/12/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Indonesia’s government will allow pilgrims to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (minor haj) later this month.
News ID: 3476784 Publish Date : 2021/12/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hezbollah’s deputy chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said Saudi Arabia must view Lebanon as an independent country and abandon its desire to meddle in the country’s affairs.
News ID: 3476773 Publish Date : 2021/12/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia announced that Muslims who come to perform Umrah from other countries can now stay up to 30 days in the Kingdom, extending the stay length to the pre-coronavirus time.
News ID: 3476762 Publish Date : 2021/12/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia recorded the Persian Gulf region’s first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa.
News ID: 3476749 Publish Date : 2021/12/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – CEO of the Saudi Museums Commission Stefano Carboni says museums will be established in Dammam, Abha, Hail, and Al-Qassim during the next two years.
News ID: 3476744 Publish Date : 2021/12/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has prepared the Third Saudi Expansion of the Grand Mosque which seeks to increase the holy site’s capacity.
News ID: 3476704 Publish Date : 2021/11/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Officials of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina say there are plans underway to improve accessibility to the mosque and offer more services to people with disabilities.
News ID: 3476538 Publish Date : 2021/11/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The roof of the Kaaba in Mecca was cleaned by a specialized team on Monday.
News ID: 3476509 Publish Date : 2021/11/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – World Health Organization says 75% of children in the war-hit Yemen are suffering from acute malnutrition.
News ID: 3476503 Publish Date : 2021/11/16
