Saudi Arabia has restricted entry to Mecca for residents and travellers and halted Umrah visas in preparation for the Hajj ...

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca-- the holiest city for Muslims. In Islamic terminology, Hajj is a pilgrimage ...

IN the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. The pilgrimage to the ‘House of Allah’, Kaaba, is a display of Muslim brotherhood and total submission to ...

The Indonesian government will implement two special schemes during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to Minister of Religious ...

Saudi officials are now preparing for this year's massive Hajj gathering and have announced a series of rules and ...

Officials cite a combination of factors, including the rising cost of travel after the removal of government subsidies, the ...

Hajj 2025 is coming… Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam ...

Mecca, closed to non-Muslims, is home to the Kaaba - a cube structure draped ... Muslims can also undertake a lesser, year-round pilgrimage known as umrah.

Saudi Arabia has reduced India's private Hajj quota by 80%, causing concern among the Muslim community and travel operators.

Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale.

The Ministry blamed private tour operators for India losing out on more than 52,500 slots for the annual Haj pilgrimage. The Ministry has now issued urgent directions to these private operators ...