The competent agencies The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Ministry of Health, and The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah have devised a series of plans to keep the well-being of pilgrims and visitors to the Two Holy Mosques in mind while maintaining the required protocols to prevent the spread of […]
The Crescent for the month of Ramadan was not seen on Sunday, 29th Shaban 1442 corresponding to Sunday, 11 April 2021 of the Gregorian Calendar and Sunday, 28thShaban 1442 of the Hijri Calendar. The reason being cloudy and dusty weather. As per the ruling of the Supreme Court of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on […]
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Sunday announced that each person can perform only one Umrah during the month of Ramadan. This is being enforced so that maximum people get to perform Umrah during the blessed month The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah began issuing permits for Umrah and Prayers in Masjid Al Haram […]
The Supreme Court called for investigating the sighting of the crescent of the blessed month of Ramadan on the evening of Sunday, the twenty-ninth of the month of Sha`ban according to the Umm al-Qura calendar, and to inform the nearest court of those who see it with the naked eye or through binoculars. This came […]
A Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the emir of Makkah, an adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the chairman of the Central Hajj Committee (CHC), chaired on Wednesday the committee meeting, which included a review of the authorities’ plans during the holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi Press […]
The General Presidency for the Affairs of Two Holy Mosques on Tuesday increased the operational capacity of Masjid Al Haram, Makkah by over 60% for Ramadan. On November 1st, 2020 the Grand Mosque had entered the Phase 3 Operational Plan devised by the Ministry of Interior according to which the maximum operational capacity was to […]
