Hajj

Saudi Arabia has restored the pre-COVID quota for Pakistan and removed the age restrictions much to the relief of the people. Due to COVID restrictions, a restriction had been placed on the…

Muslim pilgrims cast sanitised pebbles Tuesday as they took part in the "stoning of the devil", the last major ritual of this year's hajj which is again under tight coronavirus restrictions.…

Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj,…

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it announced the ritual would be scaled back due…

A Saudi minister asked Muslims on Tuesday to temporarily defer preparations for annual Haj pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the pandemic. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia suspended Umrah…

Mount Arafat: Nearly 2.5 million Muslim hajj pilgrims converged on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia Saturday marshalled by tens of thousands of stewards in a bid to prevent any repetition of…