Due to increasing COVID-19 cases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the Ministry of Interior has issued the directive of re-imposing physical distancing in the Two Holy Mosques from Thursday, 26 Jumada Al Ula 1443 (December 30, 2021). The Saudi Read more…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia has indicated that the validity of visit visas of those people from countries facing travel ban will be extended until November 30. The ministry announced on its Twitter account that extension of visa will Read more…
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has appointed Dr Tawfiq Al Rabiah as Minister of Hajj and Umrah (lesser hajj) by after the successful management of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Kingdom, a source said. Several reports Read more…
The Omani Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on Monday, that the country has decided to lift the travel ban on fully vaccinated passengers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other 18 countries that were red-listed. Omani Civil Aviation Authority noted that Read more…
On Thursday, the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced that worshippers can offer Taraweeh prayers (special night prayers) during the holy month of Ramadan amid preventive and precautionary measures. Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais who is the Read more…
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs , Call and Guidance in Saudi Arabia has announced that it has closed 10 mosques in a number of regions of the Kingdom following reports of coronavirus cases among worshipers and mosque employees. The department Read more…
Hajj (pilgrimage), the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca), in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the world. The fifth pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam, where millions of Muslims from Read more…
On Thursday, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Benten noted that Saudi Arabia had facilitated the safe return of as many as 700,000 foreign Umrah pilgrims who were in Makkah and Madinah during the outbreak of the Read more…
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended all recreational events for the next 10 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to Saudi Press Agency on Thursday citing an official source at the Interior Ministry. The move, which will Read more…
