The Saudi Arabian government has made significant changes to Umrah visa regulations. Under this change, the validity period of the visa has been reduced from three months to one month. Travellers must ...
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What Is the Hajj? Islam’s Great Pilgrimage

The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred journey to Mecca that every Muslim is called to complete at least once. But what exactly happens on this pilgrimage?
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud is being challenged by Nagi Almughedi, an engineer. Faith and Dearborn's changing ...
Saudi Arabia has chosen Shahad Ameen’s female-focused drama Hijra as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Saudi Film Commission announced on ...
Graham Platner, the embattled Maine Senate candidate, accused his party of trying to “destroy my life” during a packed town ...
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Why Millions Travel to Mecca for the Hajj

The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim must perform at least once in their lifetime. But what happens during this spiritual journey?
Oct. 15 (UPI) --Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King Salman's Gate, will be 2,965 acres of floor area ...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to immediately reduce the cost of the 2026 Hajj fares that it had recently announced. The Deputy Chief of Staff to the ...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Monday announced the successful repatriation of approximately Tk38 crore in unspent funds belonging to Bangladeshi Hajj agencies from Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has appointed Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as the new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar ...
Personal, family, tourist, transit, work visas and more now eligible for Umrah Saudi Arabia allows all visa holders to perform Umrah, ministry confirms Source: General authority for Care of the Two ...
Over 1.67 million pilgrims have performed Hajj in Makkah. Radio Pakistan's Special Correspondent Abdul Rehman Cheema reports from Makkah that five-day Hajj rituals concluded on Sunday. On the last day ...