Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Umrah to resume soon: Saudi official

Saudi Arabia Umrah

KARACHI: Trips of Umrah or the lesser pilgrimage will resume later this month after the current Hajj season ends, The Gulf News quoted Saudi official, as saying. Last October, Saudi Arabia resumed Umrah after a suspension of around seven months due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The Umrah will restart on the 15th of the current Islamic … Read more

Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque reopens to public after COVID-19 closure

Aqsa mosque

World’s third holiest site after Mecca and Medina, Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque reopened on Sunday after being shut for two months. Whilst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, worshippers in protective masks were allowed to enter Al-Aqsa mosque in the early hours, ahead of the first prayers of the day. Singing ‘God is greatest, we will protect Al-Aqsa … Read more