IQNA – The number of international pilgrims undertaking the Umrah in Saudi Arabia reached 19.5 million in 2025, according to official data, which also highlighted a service satisfaction rate exceeding 90 percent.
News ID: 3496278 Publish Date : 2026/02/02
IQNA – Saudi Arabia has allocated 30,000 spots for Afghan citizens to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year, according to an announcement by Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government.
News ID: 3496260 Publish Date : 2026/02/01
IQNA – Copies of the Quran in Braille are distributed among visitors at the 57th Cairo International Book Fair 2026.
News ID: 3496222 Publish Date : 2026/01/28
IQNA – The first national Quran memorization and recitation competition of Albania will kick off on Monday.
News ID: 3496188 Publish Date : 2026/01/26
IQNA – A Smart Engineering Command and Control Center was launched at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.
News ID: 3496186 Publish Date : 2026/01/26
IQNA – Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a message of condolences on the passing of Allama Sayyid Ali al-Salman, a prominent scholar from the Al-Ahsa region in eastern Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3496116 Publish Date : 2026/01/20
IQNA – The Imam Mahdi (AS) Mosque in Sihat, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, was constructed in 132 years ago.
News ID: 3496070 Publish Date : 2026/01/15
IQNA – The preliminary round of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz Prize Quran Competition has gotten underway in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3496003 Publish Date : 2026/01/07
IQNA – The King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Saudi Arabia welcomed about one million visitors from inside and outside the country last year.
News ID: 3495989 Publish Date : 2026/01/06
IQNA – To ensure a safer and more comfortable pilgrimage, authorities at the Grand Mosque in Mecca have established dedicated passages specifically for elderly visitors and people with disabilities.
News ID: 3495839 Publish Date : 2025/12/24
IQNA – The 27th national Quran memorization competition of Saudi Arabia has begun in the Arab country.
News ID: 3495802 Publish Date : 2025/12/20
IQNA – To enhance the safety of young visitors, Saudi authorities have begun issuing identification bracelets for children at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, a new initiative aimed at protecting minors during the Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages.
News ID: 3495738 Publish Date : 2025/12/15
IQNA – Visitors to the 48th Kuwait International Book Fair have been gifted more than 5,000 copies of the Holy Quran.
News ID: 3495573 Publish Date : 2025/11/30
INQA – The final stage of the third national Holy Quran competition of Sri Lanka will be held next month.
News ID: 3495421 Publish Date : 2025/11/17
IQNA – A bus carrying Umrah pilgrims from India’s Hyderabad crashed in western Saudi Arabia early Monday, leaving 45 people dead and one survivor, according to Indian officials.
News ID: 3495425 Publish Date : 2025/11/17
IQNA – The booth of the Saudia Airlines at the Hajj 2025 Exhibition in Jeddah has presented a special Ihram garment that uses cooling technology.
News ID: 3495385 Publish Date : 2025/11/13
IQNA – Amid an unprecedented drought in the West Asia region, worshippers in all regions of Saudi Arabia offered prayers for rain Thursday morning.
News ID: 3495386 Publish Date : 2025/11/13
IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called on citizens and residents across the Kingdom to join in Salat al-Istisqa (rain-seeking prayers) on Thursday, following the prophetic tradition of seeking divine mercy through communal prayer.
News ID: 3495367 Publish Date : 2025/11/12
IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Sunday opened the 5th Hajj Conference and Exhibition for 1447 AH, running from 9 to 12 November 2025 in Jeddah under the theme “From Mecca to the World.”
News ID: 3495330 Publish Date : 2025/11/09
IQNA – Saudi authorities have detained a person following a viral video showing controversial behavior toward Umrah pilgrims near the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to local media reports.
News ID: 3495283 Publish Date : 2025/11/05
