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Saudia launches world's first sanitising prayer beads for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims

09 Feb 2024

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter Every year, millions of pilgrims from around the world travel to Makkah for the pilgrimages Hajj and Umrah. These are the world’s largest annual human gatherings....

Saudi Arabia announces start of new Umrah season for GCC citizens and residents

12 Jul 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the start of the new Umrah season for citizens and residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries including the Kingdom, state...

UAE health ministry launches ‘Safe Healthy Hajj’ awareness programme for pilgrims

19 Jun 2023

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP launched ‘Safe Healthy Hajj’ campaign on Monday. The unified awareness Hajj campaign has been developed in cooperation with the Department of...

Yemeni pilgrims leave Sanaa for Hajj on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia in 7 years

18 Jun 2023

A commercial flight carrying more than 270 Yemeni Muslim pilgrims left the rebel-held capital of Sanaa on Saturday to Saudi Arabia, an official said, the first such flight in about...

Dubai Airports prepares to welcome Hajj pilgrims to a smooth experience

14 Jun 2023

Dubai Airports is working with its key service partners to ensure that pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia for the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage have a smooth and seamless start to their...

India launches first all-woman Hajj flight to Jeddah from Kerala

09 Jun 2023

Gulf Today Report This flight will go down in the annals of India’s – in particular Kerala’s – aviation history as a landmark journey. The Air India Express that carried passengers...

India announces 25 embarkation points for Hajj 2023

20 Mar 2023

India has approved four new embarkation points for pilgrims for the Hajj in 2023, two of them in Kerala state. Kannur and Calicut in the Malabar area of the state...

Record bookings for Umrah in Ramadan, authorities stop issuing permit

17 Mar 2023

Gulf Today Report The performance of Umrah rituals during the month of Ramadan is witnessing a great turnout from inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which caused...

Pakistani man brought back to life after his heart stopped for 10 minutes at Masjid Al Nabawi in Madinah

07 Mar 2023

Afaq Khan, Staff Reporter The Saudi emergency team brought a Pakistani pilgrim back to life after his heart stopped in the premises of Masjid Al Nabawi in Madinah. The Holy...

Saudi Arabia lifts restrictions on number of Hajj pilgrims for 2023 season

09 Jan 2023

Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Hajj, a Saudi minister said on Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb...

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