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Saudi Arabia begins issuing visas for 2026 Hajj seasonSaudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has commenced visa issuance for the 2026 Hajj season, beginning February 8. This early rollout, p...
Saudi Arabia suspends 1,800 foreign travel agencies over Umrah service violationsSaudi Arabia's Hajj and Umrah Ministry has suspended 1,800 foreign travel agencies due to service quality issues. This move, affecting near...
"We have been able to meet some needs of Saudi Arabian armed forces" PM Modi pitches for enhanced defence engagement with Saudi ArabiaDuring his Saudi Arabia visit, PM Modi hailed the nation as a force for regional stability, emphasizing growing defense and security ties r...
Saudi unveils plan for massive new airport in capitalThe announcement did not provide information about the cost of the project, which has been designed to cover 57 square kilometres. "With su...
Saudi Arabia to reopen borders for vaccinated umrah pilgrimsNearly 18 months after it closed its borders to battle coronavirus, Saudi Arabia will from Monday begin "gradually receiving umrah requests...
Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closureHowever, Saudi Arabia did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usu...
Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdomThe kingdom made the announcement Saturday on its state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Saudi Arabia to allow only vaccinated back to workplaceVaccination will become a "mandatory condition" for the face-to-face return of public and private sector employees, the ministry of human r...
Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woesVacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness - and fears of economic ruin - haunt the usually bus...
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effortGovernments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million...
COVID-19, case number 29: A broken family, A lonely funeral and ailing healthcare in KashmirOn March 28, two brothers, wearing no protective gear, dragged their 62-year-old ailing father declared COVID-19 positive, uphill, on a dam...
Saudi Arabia imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew over coronavirusThe move comes after Saudi Arabia on Sunday said the number of COVID-19 cases had jumped to 511, the highest in the Gulf. The kingdom has r...
Kashmir headed towards virtual shutdown, all public transport banned in SrinagarA day after a woman tested positive for coronavirus, Kashmir valley was headed towards a virtual lock down on Thursday as restrictions were...
Religion e-commerce on the rise as ventures like 'Online Prasad', 'Proud Ummah' take offGrowing surge in Internet commerce that is pushing young entrepreneurs to vie for a share in India’s massive market for religious products ...