Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has received about 100,000 pilgrims from abroad after the resumption of Umrah service for foreign pilgrims since last Nov. 1. Addressing a symposium on the Kingdom’s efforts in serving pilgrims and visitors, he said that the ministry […]
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs Ministry reopened 44 Mosques after thorough sterilisation and readness was ensured. Mosques and other public places such as malls, markets, parks around the Kingdom are being closed after surge of coronavirus cases. The Minister of Islamic Affairs earlier stated that “Mosques were being closed temporarily however there would not any hesitation […]
The Kingdom’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs on Wednesday in a statement announced that 32 Mosques in different cities of the Kingdom were closed temporarily over emerging coronavirus cases in the neighborhoods surrounding the Mosques. The Kingdom has been tightening precautionary measures after positive cases rose over 300% from the least positive cases. The Health Minister […]
Participating in a symposium titled ‘The efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in serving pilgrims and visitors during the Corona pandemic’ the President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdul Rehman Al Sudais said: “The pre-emptive measures taken by the Kingdom in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic […]
His Excellency the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated the carriages for transporting pilgrims and elderly worshipers at the Grand Mosque. His Excellency clarified that these vehicles aim to facilitate the movement of pilgrims and the elderly within the grounds of […]
Flights from Indonesia and Pakistan as well as from 18 other countries were suspended on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry imposed a temporary ban on flights to combat the spread of COVID-19. Pakistan and Indonesia were among the first and few countries to send pilgrims after the ban on International Umrah were lifted in […]
