25 Jul 2020
As per the yearly custom, the Kiswa, the black cloth with golden embroidery covering the Holy Kaaba, will be changed on Thursday (Dhul Hijjah 9), the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced on Friday.
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25 Jul 2020
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Saudi Arabia is set to organize the “45th Annual Grand Hajj Symposium”, which will take place on July 27, under the title ‘Public Health Rules and their Scientific Applications in Light of the Prophet’s Guidelines and Practices’.
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25 Jul 2020
When the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on June 22 that this year’s Hajj would be limited to a small number of pilgrims already resident in the country, the news, while disappointing for hundreds of thousands of Muslims worldwide, came as no real surprise.
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24 Jul 2020
Tabuk is one of the largest and most important cities in the Kingdom’s northern region, with a heritage dating back to the fifth century B.C. There are spectacular fortresses all around Tabuk, but this imposing castle in the center of the city might be the oldest, with some experts claiming there was a fortress on the site as early as 3,500 B.C.
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24 Jul 2020
The most important thing the Saudi authorities have done is to find a way to keep Hajj going
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