Saudi Arabia has set strict deadlines for Umrah visas and pilgrim travel to ensure a smooth transition to the Hajj season. Umrah visas will...

Saudi Arabia has opened Hajj registration for domestic pilgrims for 1447 AH (2026) via the Nusuk platform, starting on 6 Ramadan. Priority ...

Saudi Arabia has launched a new digital guide for international pilgrims performing Umrah. This guide is available in 16 languages, making ...

Saudi Arabia now offers a one-year multiple-entry e-visa for residents of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. This new visa simplifies trav...

Saudi Arabia has taken strict action against illegal Hajj transportation. Authorities arrested an Indian resident for transporting 22 peopl...

Saudi Arabia has announced strict measures for the upcoming Hajj season, targeting unauthorized pilgrims with hefty fines up to 20,000 Riya...

During this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, over 1,300 pilgrims, including 68 Indians, lost their lives due to severe heat, with temperatu...

This year's Hajj came against the backdrop of the raging war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian militants, which pushed the e...

The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physica...

Millions of Muslims gathered in Mecca to start the annual Hajj pilgrimage, making this year's event the largest religious gathering since t...

The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world's largest gatherings of people. Before the pa...

The announcement is an incremental step toward the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel and builds on the strong but ...

This year, the hajj is open to just 1 million foreign and domestic pilgrims who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, tested ...

The group from Indonesia landed in the city of Medina and was set to travel south to the holy city of Mecca in the coming weeks to prepare ...