Saudi Arabia's ministry responsible for Mecca is imposing fines of up to $25,000 per person and 10-year entry bans for making the Hajj pilgrimage without a permit, after security forces reportedly ...

An estimated 1.8 million Muslims are preparing to embark on the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca which begins on June 4. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims from all over the world and a ...

Saudi Arabia's Minister for the Hajj has told pilgrims to stay in their tents between 10am and 4pm on Thursday, warning of heat exhaustion when thousands scale a sacred hill on the outskirts of Makkah ...

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq Al Rabiah announced Thursday that contracts for managing hajj for more than ...

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a religious ...

Rabat - Morocco’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has announced the launch of online registration for the 2027 Hajj season (1448 AH). The Morocco’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic ...

The commission reiterated that the deadline is necessary to meet the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s final remittance date ...

Muslim worshippers prayed on Mount Arafat during the high point of the hajj pilgrimage Thursday, as authorities urged them to avoid the hottest hours of the day after tragedy struck last year.

According to the Saudi Ministry of Religious Affairs, any pilgrim found medically unfit will be sent back to their home ...

UAE Approves Names Of 6,228 Pilgrims To Perform Hajj In 2026 . The UAE's Islamic Affairs authority has approved names of ...

ISLAMABAD — This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims for 30 years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, according to figures released Thursday. The annual Islamic ...

Pilgrims on lesser hajj (Umrah) from Kwara State, alongside Kwaran students residing in Saudi Arabia, have held a special ...