After the Hajj scheme, Saudi government has announced next Umrah season, from route to Mecca. According to details, The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has completed all arrangements to receive pilgrims in the new Umrah season starting Sept. 1 and expected their number to go up by about 18 percent over the previous season when … Read more
The Minister of Hajj and Umrah exempts the directors of two pilgrims’ offices and directs an investigation with them for their failure to serve the guests of Allah (Makkah). The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issued a decision exempting the directors of Hajj office No. (80) and (82) of the South Asian Pilgrims’ Foundation due … Read more
A top Saudi scholar has urged pilgrims to stay away from any acts that would politicize the annual pilgrimage. President of General Presidency of Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia is a prominent symbol of moderation and peaceful coexistence. He stressed the media to create … Read more
Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, currently the Minister of Hajj and Umrah has inaugurated the 44th edition of the Grand Hajj Symposium. Entitled as “Coexistence and Tolerance of Islam,” the two-day gathering was opened at the Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel, in the presence and participation of a group of scholars, writers, and intellectuals from … Read more
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Religious Affairs released statistics regarding Hajj and said that more than 168,000 Pakistani pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia. According to the spokesperson, 155,000 pilgrims of the government scheme and 53 thousand pilgrims via private Hajj operators have arrived in the Kingdom. The Spokesperson also apprise that the Hajj … Read more
