Beyond the flight and the visa, an Umrah journey begins at home with lists, nerves, and the weight of deep expectation ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has continued to monitoring the return of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to ensure ...

Global heating has “fundamentally altered” the climate of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is exposing millions of hajj pilgrims to ...

Our attention has been drawn to a series of articles on print and social media aimed at portraying the conditions provided to pilgrims at Mina as being well below what was promised. Let us address ...

How physical limits, logistics and health screening are reshaping the experience of haj.

Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants in Saudi Arabia drive the pilgrimage economy through regional networks and inherited ...

Riyadh, June 12, 2023, SPA -- The Ministry of Tourism announced that the United Kingdom, United States, and Schengen tourism visa holders, as well as permanent residents from any European Union ...

The main street leading to Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah was teeming, as everyone paced to get a spot for the sacred Jummah (Friday) prayer. “Try to get there three hours earlier,” a fellow worshipper ...

Saudi Arabia has officially begun issuing Umrah visas, marking the start of the 2026–2027 Umrah season on Sunday, May 31.

A general service assistant and his wife who missed their scheduled umrah (minor pilgrimage) in January have been awarded a ...