Saudi Arabia will accommodate 10,000 additional Indian Hajj pilgrims this year, increasing India's total quota to 175,025, according to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. The decision follows a request ...

Pilgrimage today is more alive than ever before ... Anisa joins a group of Muslim pilgrims from Boston who begin their journey in Medina, the second of Islam's holy cities. As the pilgrims ...

Supplied Cairo: A major government forum on the Umrah or lesser pilgrimage will be held this week in the Saudi city of Medina, home to Islam’s second holiest mosque. Titled “Enriching the ...

The Ministry blamed private tour operators for India losing out on more than 52,500 slots for the annual Haj pilgrimage. The Ministry has now issued urgent directions to these private operators comple ...

Saudi Arabia has suspended Umrah, business, and family visit visas for citizens of 14 countries, including India, Pakistan, ...

The first phase of this year’s Umrah pilgrimage for Iranian pilgrims has officially concluded, with approximately 192,000 ...

Saudi Arabia has announced new travel restrictions, suspending the issuance of certain visas to citizens of 14 countries, ...

Zimam Riyaz, 22, is one of the hundreds of intended Umrah pilgrims who have been informed that they cannot proceed for their ...

The month of Ramadan traditionally marks the peak season for Umrah or the minor pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque. Many Muslims would also head to Medina to pray in the Prophet's Mosque, Islam's ...

Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah and Medina undertaken any time of the year. The rite attracted 19 million people in 2019. Saudi Arabia halted the pilgrimage at the start of the pandemic ...