Hajj ministry begins planning for 2030 season, to target 30 million pilgrims
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has started preparing plans for the 2030 season with the ultimate aim of targeting 30 million pilgrims. The ministry…
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Iran invited for this year’s Hajj
Iran, which boycotted last year’s Haj after refusing to sign an agreement organizing the fifth pillar of Islam, has been invited to send its pilgrims…
Bus accident. How many Iranian pilgrims were killed?
At least 26 pilgrims headed to Iraq were killed and 28 injured in a bus accident in southern Iran, the ISNA news agency reported on…
20,000 narcotic pills seized from bus driver transporting pilgrims
Personnel from the General Department for Drug Control in cooperation with customs officers at the Abdali border post have arrested a GCC citizen for attempting…
Saudi Arabia: Hajj 2016 receives 1.8 million pilgrims
The General Authority for Statistics in Saudi Arabia said that this year’s Hajj has seen a total of 1,862,909 pilgrims, of whom 1,325,372 pilgrims came…
Pilgrims come to Makkah from Qatar
The first batch of Qatar pilgrims arrived in Makkah yesterday via land, with the rest of pilgrims set to arrive by Monday via air. An…