21 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin held talks with Maj. Gen. Mohammad Amr Ali Lutfi, assistant minister of interior for administrative affairs in Egypt, and his delegation in Makkah on Thursday. The two men discussed cooperation in the field of Hajj and Umrah, as well as issues of common interest. Last week, the Saudi minister separately
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21 Dec 2018
Mufti of Kyrgyzstan Maksatbek azhy Toktomushev met with the Deputy Minister for Hajj Affairs
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19 Dec 2018
The governments of Iran and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on the 2019 Hajj annual pilgrimage, based on which the next year’s rituals will see over 86,000 Iranian pilgrims.
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18 Dec 2018
Palestinians living in Gaza will be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, lesser pilgrimage, five years after they were stopped from doing so, Ma’an reported yesterday.
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18 Dec 2018
Benten said that the Kingdom started receiving Haj delegations from Islamic countries early this year.
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