Eighty new prayer halls as part of the third phase of expansion at the Grand Mosque in Makkah have opened to worshipers for the first time during Ramadan this year, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced. Walid Al-Masoudi, director of the ...

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif in a day-long visit to Islamabad principally decided to include Lahore link and Karachi link ‘Road to Makkah Project link. Sources claimed that pilgrims from Lahore link, Islamabad and Karachi link will directly land at the ...

Security officials arrested a knife-wielding man for shouting slogans in support of terrorist organizations from the Holy Kaaba in Makkah. According to a statement by the Saudi Press Agency, the Grand Mosque Security Force (GMSF) held the suspect from the first floor of the Holy Mosque shortly ...

The Grand Mosque in Makkah was opened for Umrah pilgrims on Sunday. The first group of pilgrims performing Umrah in first phase entered Masjid-al Haram under strict precautionary and preventive measures to check spread of coronavirus. To accommodate a quota of 6,000 pilgrims per day, the ...

ISLAMABAD-Annual Hajj rituals have begun in Makkah with the arrival of pilgrims in Mina. Only around one thousand pilgrims will perform Hajj this year due to crowd control restrictions put in place by Saudi Arabia in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, over two million people perform Hajj. For ...

RIYADH - The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced to reopen the Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi for the pilgrims from 8 Ramadan. According to details, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the reopening of Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi from 8th of Ramadan. The ...

ISLAMABAD - Good news for Muslims across the World from the holy land of Makkah as the Saudi authorities have announced to allow tawaf in the Mataaf area of the Holy Kaaba with some restrictions. The restriction was lifted late on Monday. Only a small number of people will be allowed to perform ...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry makes important announcement over Umrah Pilgrims in holy cities of Makkah and Madina. Saudi Arabia on Wednesday temporarily suspended its citizens and residents from visiting the two holy sites of Makkah and Madina over coronavirus fears, the country's ...

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said. The government is "suspending entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet's Mosque temporarily", the foreign ministry said in a ...

MAKKAH - Prime Minister Imran Khan held a meeting with Makkah Governor Kahlid Al-Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz. [image: PM Imran Khan, apprises, Saudi crown prince, latest, situation, IOJ&K] Adviser to PM on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh was also present in the meeting. They discussed the matter of ...