Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

Indonesian pilgrims arrive to perform Umrah

The pilgrims left the airport for Makkah where they will be spending three days in mandatory quarantine at their accommodation before performing the Umrah pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban, resume all international flights from March 31

Saudi Arabia to allow Umrah flights soon

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said that it will lift ban on flights for Umrah pilgrims as soon as the COVID-19 situation improves.

Shaza Madinah marks a decade of hospitality excellence

Shaza Madinah, the five-star luxury hotel situated next to Al Masjid Al Nabawi, completed a decade of excellence in hospitality on December 10, 2020.

Deaths among Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

A bus carrying 16 Egyptian pilgrims overturned in Saudi Arabia, leaving an unspecified number of people dead, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.