The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has provided the “Tanaqqol” app for pilgrims to reserve electric vehicles and carts via smartphones to perform Tawaf and Saee between Safa and Marwah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Read more Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set three conditions for foreign pilgrims to repeat Umrah.
Read more Pilgrims performing Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah are being monitored for adherence to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautionary measures as part of a study aimed at improving the quality of service offered to worshippers.
Read more As the Kingdom is getting back on track after earlier lockdowns, plans to maintain services for pilgrims while adhering to strict health protocols are proving a success. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that 788,038 people had performed Umrah in total since the gradual resumption of Umrah rituals began on Oct. 4.
Read more The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has realigned special tracks for performing tawaf (circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba) in the Grand Mosque in anticipation of the expected increase in the number of Umrah pilgrims over the coming days.
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