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    10,000 foreign pilgrims arrive to perform Umrah after 7 months of virus lockdown

    10,000 foreign pilgrims arrive to perform Umrah after 7 months of virus lockdown

    01 Nov 2020

    Gulf Today Report The third phase of Umrah pilgrimage resumption for Muslims belonging to foreign countries has started as around 10,000 pilgrims were due to arrive in Saudi Arabia...

    Hajj goes virtual for families of lucky pilgrims

    Hajj goes virtual for families of lucky pilgrims

    31 Jul 2020

    Faridah Bakti Yahra travelled alone to the Holy City of Makkah when she won the lottery of a lifetime to join this year's Hajj, the smallest in living memory,...

    Pilgrims arrive as Saudi Arabia readies for downsized Hajj

    Pilgrims arrive as Saudi Arabia readies for downsized Hajj

    27 Jul 2020

    Saudi Arabia on Wednesday begins hosting the annual Hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred millions of international pilgrims for the first time in...

    Coronavirus shatters Hajj dreams of thousands of Indian Muslims

    Coronavirus shatters Hajj dreams of thousands of Indian Muslims

    06 Jun 2020

    With the Hajj Committee announcing full refunds of the fees for the ensuing Hajj 2020 season, the pilgrimage dreams of thousands of Muslim faithfuls are shattered.   From Maharashtra,...

    Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour virus curfew in Makkah and Madina

    Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour virus curfew in Makkah and Madina

    02 Apr 2020

    Saudi Arabia on Thursday extended curfew restrictions on Islam's two holiest cities (Makkah and Madina) to 24 hours to stem the spread of coronavirus as the number of deaths...

    Saudi Arabia advises Muslims to defer Hajj plans this year over virus

    Saudi Arabia advises Muslims to defer Hajj plans this year over virus

    01 Apr 2020

    Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Minister Muhammad Saleh Bin Taher Banten asked million of Muslims to temporarily defer preparations this year for Hajj amid uncertainty over the pandemic. Earlier...

    Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah visits over coronavirus fears

    Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah visits over coronavirus fears

    27 Feb 2020

    Even as the coronavirus seemed to be spreading its malignant influence in new countries outside China, countries in the Middle East were leaving nothing to chance, revving up preparations...

    UAE pilgrims complete Hajj rituals as first batch arrives home

    UAE pilgrims complete Hajj rituals as first batch arrives home

    15 Aug 2019

    The UAE pilgrims have completed their Hajj rituals at the end of the third day of Tashreeq and the first batch of pilgrims has returned home. The arrival of...

    KhalifaSat captures image of Grand Mosque of Makkah during Eid Al Adha

    KhalifaSat captures image of Grand Mosque of Makkah during Eid Al Adha

    14 Aug 2019

    An image of the Grand Mosque of Makkah was taken by KhalifaSat on the first day of Eid Al Adha during the Hajj pilgrimage of this year. KhalifaSat was...

    200 survivor, relatives of victims of New Zealand massacre take part in Hajj

    200 survivor, relatives of victims of New Zealand massacre take part in Hajj

    09 Aug 2019

    Two hundred survivors and relatives of victims of March's massacres at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, are undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to "pray for the...

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