Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, has said it is fully ...

This information was provided in a letter issued today (12 March) by the Hajj-1 branch of the Ministry of Religious Affairs ...

(RNS) — The changes are not only sensible but, after last year's massive loss of life at the Hajj, necessary. (RNS) — Hajj is too expensive. Hajj is too crowded. Hajj isn’t regulated well ...

Saudi Arabia has launched the online registration facility for Hajj pilgrims from 58 countries. For this purpose, Saudi Arabia unveiled an e-platform to facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims from ...

AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia has announced rules for deducting fees from reservations cancelled by domestic pilgrims in the run-up to the upcoming annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage due this year in June.

Saudi Arabia has announced the expected dates and new rules for Hajj 2025. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is always during the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar and this year it is ...

Tue Feb 11, 2025 08:29 PM Last update on: Wed Feb 12, 2025 05:02 PM The recent decision by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ban young children from performing the Hajj ...