28 Jul 2020
In preparation for this year’s Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport has completed the maintenance work of 491 kilometers of roads leading to the holy city of Makkah and has assigned buses for each pilgrim group with full precautionary measures.
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28 Jul 2020
The results of a recent scientific study showed that the annual pilgrimage of Hajj was never interrupted or suspended throughout Islamic history.
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27 Jul 2020
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Benten inaugurated on Monday 45th annual Hajj Symposium titled "Public health rules and their scientific applications in the light of prophetic guidance and practices."
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27 Jul 2020
Fawziya Mohamed, the 38-year-old Malaysian expatriate, couldn't believe her ears when she received a call from the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia telling her that she was one of those chosen as pilgrims this year.
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27 Jul 2020
Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom's oversight of one of Islam's key pillars and the safety of visitors in the face of a global pandemic.
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