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Saudi receives first foreign Hajj pilgrims since before pandemic

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic,...

Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

There’s no bar on Hajj subsidy: CII

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz on Wednesday said there was no bar at the ...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Pakistan

Senate panel asks govt to subsidise Hajj expenses

ISLAMABAD: In order to provide relief to the pilgrims, the government has been asked by the Senate Standing ...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

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Saudi Arabia aims for 70 million tourism visits this year

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia aims to exceed 70 million tourist visits this year after drawing 62 million last year, a tourism...

Published 09 May, 2022 08:18pm

Pakistan

Hajj operations being digitalised to facilitate pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: The Hajj operation 2022 was being digitalised to facilitate the pilgrims through security and crowd...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

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Saudi Arabia to allow 1 million Hajj pilgrims this year

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Saturday it will permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to...

Updated 09 Apr, 2022 05:10pm

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Remittances remain resilient

The momentum in inward remittances is continuing to grow. The number has crossed $30 billion for the first time in a...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 08:01am

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Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing

MAKKAH: The Grand Mosque in Makkah in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 01:35pm

Pakistan

There will be no increase in Hajj, Umrah expenses, says minister

PESHAWAR: The government will not increase Haj and Umrah expenses and will continue efforts to ensure best possible...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am

World

Saudi Arabia stages second scaled-down hajj of coronavirus era

"We have applied social distancing inside the camps where there are four pilgrims in each room. We have put barriers between each bed to apply social distancing," tour operator Hadi Fouad told AFP.

Updated 18 Jul, 2021 11:55pm

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Saudi allows 60,000 vaccinated residents on Haj, bars foreigners again

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against Covid to perform this...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Saudi Arabia bars foreign travellers from Hajj over Covid-19, reports SPA

Saudi Press Agency says only people vaccinated and aged between 18 and 65 to perform Hajj

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 04:55pm

Pakistan

Pfizer vaccine will be administered on priority to Hajj pilgrims, overseas students and workers, says Umar

Says a limited quantity of Pfizer vaccine doses have been acquired by Pakistan this month
Minister says a decision should be taken at the international level related to the countries not accepting vaccination certificates of Chinese vaccines as it would create problems for the entire world

Updated 03 Jun, 2021 03:03pm

Pakistan

Govt to send limited Hajj pilgrims: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said that Saudi Arabia has not...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan

Only 60,000 faithful to perform Hajj this year: Qadri

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Sunday said the Saudi...

Published 24 May, 2021 04:03am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia allows 60,000 pilgrims, including Pakistanis to perform Hajj

This will be the first time that foreigners from outside the Kingdom will have the opportunity to perform Hajj since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus
People under the age of 18 and over 60 will not be allowed to go for Hajj this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Published 23 May, 2021 09:24am

Pakistan

Pakistan for inclusion of some Chinese vaccines on list approved by S. Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Pak-istan has proposed inclusion of some of the Chinese vaccines used in the country in the list of...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Pakistan

Hajj won’t be suspended: KSA deputy minister

ISLAMABAD: Hajj-e-Baitullah will not be suspended this year as Saudi Arabian Government has been taking all possible...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

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KSA to organise Hajj under special conditions

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will organize the pilgrimage to Makkah this year, but under special conditions to guard against...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Pakistan

Decision about Hajj not taken yet, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Wednesday said the...

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

Hajj dues to be received in three installments

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony would receive government scheme Hajj dues from...

Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:07am

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Pakistan’s religion ministry proposes expansion of ‘Road to Makkah’ project

Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs presented a summary to the Economic Coordination Committee, to scale up the Road to Makkah project.
Under the Road to Makkah Project, initiated by Saudi Arabia, all the immigration requirements of pilgrims would be sorted out at the airport of origin.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 02:17pm

Pakistan

Noorul Haq Qadri says Hajj will be more expensive this year

He said Pakistan’s Haj Directorate in Jeddah is in regular contact with the Saudi Hajj Secretariat and whether the kingdom will allow pilgrims this year.
He said they have requested the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination to put the pilgrims in the priority category for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 11:36am