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Hujjaj to begin arriving from Tomorrow

MAKKAH: Following the official beginning of Hajj 1443 / 2022 season from June 1st, 2022, countries are completing preparations to begin sending Hujjaj for this years’ Hajj. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced earlier that up to 1 million pilgrims will participate in the annual pilgrimage from around the world after a hiatus of […]

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Crescent Not sighted, Eid Al Fitr on Monday

RIYADH: The Royal Court in an official statement on Saturday, confirmed that the Crescent for the month of Shawwal 1443 was not sighted in any of the observatories in the Kingdom and that Eid Al Fitr will be on Monday, 2nd May 2022. #عاجل #الديوان_الملكي: المحكمة العليا: يوم غدٍ الأحد هو المكمل لشهر #رمضان المبارك.. […]

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Supreme Courts orders search of Shawwal Crescent on Saturday Evening

RIYADH: The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Thursday ordered accredited observatories to search for the Shawwal 1443 Crescent on the evening of Saturday, 29 Shawwal 1443 corresponding to March 30th, 2022. It also called upon citizens and residents to search for the crescent and report any sightings to their nearest court, The Saudi Press […]

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1 million Pilgrims to attend Hajj this year from around the world

MAKKAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that it will conduct this year’s Hajj with participation of Hujjaj from around the world for the first time in 2 years. The Ministry also said that it had set the maximum number of participants to be 1 million, a jump from 60,000 Hujjaj last year […]

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What are the Protocols for the Two Holy Mosques this Ramadan?

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced its operational plans for Masjid Al Haram and Masjid Al Nabawi for Ramadan 1443. After lifting of most precautionary measures in the Kingdom after the cases of COVID-19 winded down, the General Presidency has also removed most restrictions for visitors and pilgrims […]

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Ramadan Crescent to be searched on Friday

RIYADH: The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has asked citizens and residents in the Kingdom to search for the crescent of Ramadan 1443 on the evening of Friday, 29th Sha’ban 1443 according to Umm Al Qura Calendar corresponding to April 1st, 2022 and report any sightings to their nearest court. The Supreme […]