Saudi Arabia is enforcing stricter regulations to prevent misuse of Umrah and visit visas for Hajj. Understanding the ...

Decision to take effect April 29 as part of preparations for upcoming pilgrimage season Cairo: Saudi authorities have banned hospitality facilities in the Saudi holy city of Mecca from ...

Saudi Arabia has temporarily stopped issuing Umrah, business, and family visit visas to citizens of 14 countries, including ...

Zimam Riyaz, 22, is one of the hundreds of intended Umrah pilgrims who have been informed that they cannot proceed for their ...

Known as the “Holy Capital” of Saudi Arabia, Mecca is home to ... for Umrah or the minor pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque. Many Muslims would also head to Medina to pray in the Prophet's Mosque ...

The first phase of this year’s Umrah pilgrimage for Iranian pilgrims has officially concluded, with approximately 192,000 ...

Almost every devout and capable Muslim attempts to make a hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca once in their lives. The two cities of Mecca and Medina, however, belong to the Muslim world and are ruled by Saudi ...

One of them, an elderly lady, had just returned from the pilgrimage and the other ... or the custodian of the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The title originated with the Ottoman rulers ...

SARA: The Hajj is a pilgrimage all Muslims are expected to do once in their life if they can. Every year more than three millionmuslims make the journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia to praise God or ...

Aly Goni embarks on a spiritual journey to Mecca and Medina during the holy month of ... as he prepares for another deeply meaningful pilgrimage. "I wear a cap all the time. I told Jasmin I ...