Indonesian pilgrims arrive to perform Umrah
The pilgrims left the airport for Makkah where they will be spending three days in mandatory quarantine at their accommodation before performing the Umrah pilgrimage.
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Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban, resume all international flights from March 31
Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban, resume all international flights from March 31
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Saudi Arabia to allow Umrah flights soon
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said that it will lift ban on flights for Umrah pilgrims as soon as the COVID-19 situation improves.
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Shaza Madinah marks a decade of hospitality excellence
Shaza Madinah, the five-star luxury hotel situated next to Al Masjid Al Nabawi, completed a decade of excellence in hospitality on December 10, 2020.
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Deaths among Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
A bus carrying 16 Egyptian pilgrims overturned in Saudi Arabia, leaving an unspecified number of people dead, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.
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Arrangements being made to vaccinate Hajj pilgrims
Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said arrangements are being made to administer coronavirus vaccines to those going from India for the Hajj pilgrimage.
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Umrah pilgrims advised to take coronavirus vaccine
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten said that it is advisable for those who wish to perform Umrah to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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CSO urges NAHCON to create compliant registration guidelines
Independent Hajj Reporters, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has advised the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to create guidelines for the registration of 2021 intending pilgrims which are in conformity with COVID-19 protocols.
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NAHCON sends message to Nigerian pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and two other agencies are mapping out strategic guidelines on COVID-19 preventive measures to safeguard Nigerian pilgrims during the 2021 hajj operation.
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Saudi Arabia resumes international flights, reopens land, sea borders
Saudi Arabia has resumed international flights and reopened its land and sea borders, Saudi Press Agency reported late Saturday citing an official source at the interior ministry. The Kingdom reimposed a temporary travel ban on Dec. 20 following the emergence of a mutated variant of COVID-19 in a number of European countries.
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Roof of Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah reopens to worshippers
Worshippers can now perform certain prayers on the roof of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the mosque’s general presidency said on Thursday.
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Overseas travel for umrah pilgrimage not advisable due to ongoing pandemic
Muslim travellers are encourage to defer their plans for the umrah pilgrimage in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said on Thursday, Dec. 31.
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