MAKKAH: The General Presidency announced that 45% of the construction works in the two Minarets of King Abdulaziz Gate was completed, whereas 42% in the two minarets of the Umrah Gate, and 37% of the work of the Fath Gate was completed during the period of suspension of Umrah and prayer in the Grand Mosque […]
JEDDAH: Saudi health officials declared victory over the coronavirus on Sunday and said COVID-19 was under control. The Kingdom recorded only 139 new cases of infection, the first time the figure has been under 150 since the pandemic began to take hold in March. The Ministry of Health’s weekly confirmed COVID-19 case map shows that […]
The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque Affairs said one million women had performed Umrah and offered prayers in the Grand Mosque in total since the gradual resumption of rituals began on October 4. The third phase, which started on November 1, permitted pilgrims from abroad to perform the ritual alongside residents […]
Sheikh Dr. Hussein bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, Imam and Preacher of the Prophet’s mosque, explained in his Friday sermon today that one of the most dangerous paths human beings do is to harm Allah’s creation and cause pain to them unjustly. And his eminence added that unleashing one self’s to hurt others does not come except […]
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has seized a number of bogus permits for performing Umrah. It was found that these forged permits were sold to Saudis and expatriates. Some rackets are involved in issuing forged permits to dupe the faithful who are finding it difficult to get Umrah permits due to the overwhelming response […]
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry’s Umrah and Special Hajj Acting Director, Oman Fathurahman said Indonesia would resume sending umrah pilgrims after evaluating cases of 13 pilgrims in the first and second group who were tested positive for Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia. “There has been no departure [of Umrah pilgrims] since November 8. Yesterday, we were informed that the visa can […]
