With 2020 under way and Ramadan not very far away, thoughts are turning to planning the Mecca pilgrimages known as the Hajj and the Umrah. The Hajj is at a fixed time of year - and is expected to be ...

Saudi Arabia will restart issuing Umrah visas on June 10. The first pilgrims are expected on June 11. This follows a successful Hajj season with over 1.6 million participants. The Hajj season saw ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has introduced a major change in the Umrah regulations. Now, Umrah can be performed with all types of valid visas. This means anyone entering ...

Performing Umrah is set to become much simpler for Muslims around the world, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s newly launched Nusuk Umrah platform. Many UAE residents said that the service, which allows them ...

Thirty-two Muslim Harvard undergraduates embarked on the University’s second Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, over winter break — one of two religious pilgrimages within the Muslim faith.

Umrah operators in the UAE are urging pilgrims to pre-book their transport and accommodation when applying for visas, as Saudi authorities tighten measures to regulate pilgrim movement. Aggregators ...