Muscat: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs announced on Saturday the opening of registration for those wishing to perform Hajj from the Sultanate of Oman for the 1446 AH season. The registration process starts from Monday, November 4, and will continue until Sunday, November 17, 2024. The Ministry indicated that the registration process for pilgrims…
RIYADH: The last group of Hajj pilgrims left the Kingdom via Madinah’s Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport on Sunday evening. 320 pilgrims departed the holy city for Kertajati, Indonesia and a farewell ceremony was held for them by Saudia, concluding its operations for Hajj 2024. Saudia flights provided quality services to enhance the Hajj…
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority in the Makkah region revealed its volunteer statistics for the second quarter of 2024, with the number of volunteer hours reaching 79,128. It said the volunteer opportunities ranged from providing first-aid services to worshippers in the courtyards of the Holy Mosque in Makkah to national occasions, international days, events, humanitarian…
Nearly 1.5 million religious services were offered to pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance said that approximately 1,485,000 services had been offered from the day before Arafat, which was on June 15, until the end of Hajj.Saudi authorities said that 1.8 million pilgrims…
Some tourism companies in several countries deceived visit visa holders by issuing visas not intended for Hajj and encouraged them to violate regulations by staying in Makkah two months before the pilgrimage, a Ministry of Interior spokesman said on Monday. The security spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior Colonel Talal bin Abdul Mohsen bin…
A high-tech visual medical service trialed by the Saudi Ministry of Interior on security personnel during this year’s Hajj season proved successful, Saudi Press Agency reported. The service uses a capsule enhanced with artificial intelligence and modern communication technology to conduct medical examinations in the workplace, completing each one within six minutes. A report from…
Saudi’s rulers have hosted the families of military personnel who were killed or injured in the line of duty, Saudi Press Agency reported. Maj. Gen. Dr. Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Maiman, Ministry of Interior undersecretary for military affairs, said 289 pilgrims from families of martyred or injured personnel had been welcomed during this year’s Hajj season….
Pilgrims at the Kaaba completed the stoning of the three Jamarat on the second day of Tashreeq on Tuesday. They began with the smallest, Jamrat Al-Oula, then the middle, Jamrat Al-Wusta, and finally Jamrat Al-Aqaba. Pilgrims then headed to perform the Farewell Tawaf at the Kaaba before returning to their residences in Mina.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has renewed the Kingdom’s call for an immediate halt to attacks against Palestinians amid what he described as “the continuation of the heinous crimes against our brothers in Gaza Strip.” “We urge an immediate halt to this attack, and that the international community take all the measures needed to ensure…
The Arafat sermon delivered on Saturday at Namira Mosque in Makkah was projected to reach a staggering 1 billion listeners around the world, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The sermon was translated live into 20 languages as part of the groundbreaking initiative launched by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in 2018. There were also non-simultaneous translations…
