JEDDAH, May 4 – In an initiative to help reviving the hotel sector in Makkah which was drastically affected by the coronavirus, Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Ministry has given…
Iftar sofras (breaking fast) and performing i’tikaaf (the Islamic practice of staying at a mosque for worship for a certain period of time) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and…
RIYADH, Oct. 5  — Saudi Arabia resumed on Sunday the Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca amid strict anti-coronavirus precautions after a hiatus of more than six months, reported Xinhua news agency. The…
RIYADH, March 20 — Saudi Arabian authorities have stopped Muslim worshippers from entering and praying at the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah in a bid to curb the…
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that the Masjid Al Haram in Makkah will be closed one hour after Islamic prayer and will be open an hour before the daily Fajr…
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