RIYADH: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has condemned the incidents in which the Holy Qur’an was burned in Holland and Sweden. The Foreign Ministry issued two statements saying: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s strong condemnation and […]
MAKKAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has signaled that more than 2 million Hujjaj will attend Hajj this year. The Minister of Hajj Dr. Tawfiq Al Rabiah earlier announced that the numbers of Hujjaj will return to pre-pandemic times. The Pandemic caused the number of Hujjaj to be cut to 1000 in 2020, 60000 […]
A prominent Imam of one of the Two Holy Mosques has resigned as Imam and Khateeb after several decades of serving, Inside the Haramain has learned. According to the vague details available, it is understood that the Imam refused to renew the renewable four-year contract with the General Presidency during the latter months of 2022. […]
MAKKAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that Women will be allowed to attend Hajj this year without being accompanied by a Mahram. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has allowed the addition of a companion or Mahram with a Woman as an optional condition. For those women who add Mahram in their […]
JEDDAH: The Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Rabiah announced during the opening day of Hajj Expo 2023 has said: “the Number of Hajj pilgrims in 1444H will return to how it was before the Coronavirus pandemic without age restrictions.” This comes after Hajj in the last three years was held with limited numbers, […]
EDITORIAL: Twitter on Friday suspended the Twitter handle of Haramain Sharifain (@hsharifain) citing that the handle had broken Twitter’s rule of “impersonation”. In a letter to Twitter, the CEO of Haramain Sharifain Mohammad Jibran Khan explained to Twitter to Haramain Sharifain has not broken any of Twitter’s rules as it was a news publication as […]
