6 May 2020
“Hajj, Spirituality, Solidarity and Islamic Power” has been chosen by Iranian Hajj authorities as the motto of this year’s pilgrimage.
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4 May 2020
The hajj office remains open and the other activities of the secondary stage are going on in full swing, the minister added
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3 May 2020
The government has suspended all hajj activities following lukewarm response from intended hajis and advice from Saudi Arabia amid the coronavirus outbreak. So far, only 66,000 intended hajis have got registered against a quota of 137,198 Bangladeshis to be allowed by Saudi Arabia to perform this year's hajj, according to the religious affairs ministry.
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30 Apr 2020
Muslim worshippers will be able to return to the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah 'in days', the head of Saudi Arabia's General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdul Ra...
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30 Apr 2020
The Ministry of Health has set up a 100-bed field hospital to treat coronavirus cases in Makkah. Dr. Wael Mutair, director general of Health Affairs in Makkah region, inspected the new field hospital to review its readiness and preparedness to receive people infected with the deadly virus.
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