Saudi barred foreigners from the Hajj last year due to the pandemic for the first time in the kingdom's...
The policy would effectively 'raise the operational capacity' of the Grand Mosque during...
A notice was issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in accordance with the Health Ministry of Saudi...
'The Covid-19 vaccine is mandatory for those willing to come to the Hajj and will be one of the main...
The cabinet has approved the draft of Hajj and Umrah Management Law, 2020 on Monday
Only up to 10,000 Muslims took part in the Hajj, a far cry from the 2.5 million who took part in the...
'The Hajj this year was restricted to a very limited number of people from multiple nationalities,...
How the pandemic has changed protocols for the great annual pilgrimage to Makkah
This year it faces the challenge of making haj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim...
In the past, pilgrims returning home have developed respiratory diseases after mingling with large crowds...
Pilgrims will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing during a series of religious rites...
Covid-19 has claimed 660,000 lives and infected more than 16.7 million people across the globe
Hajj authorities have cordoned the Kaaba this year, saying pilgrims will not be allowed to touch it,...
Imam of Mecca and Masjid e Nawabi Dr Abdur Rahman Sudais confirmed the matter in a tweet
According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, 137,198 Bangladeshis were supposed to go for Hajj this...
Saudi Arabia has said it will allow only around 1,000 pilgrims already present in the kingdom to participate...
The Hajj and the lesser Umrah pilgrimage together rake in some $12 billion, keeping the economy humming...
If the cost of the Hajj package increases or decreases in 2021, it would be adjusted with the current...
'The number won't be in tens or hundreds of thousands this year'
Anyone who withdraws this money will not be able to go for Hajj next year, says Hajj Agencies Association...
Less than 1,000 pilgrims from home and abroad to be allowed to perform Hajj, Saudi foreign minister tells...
