Mecca
- Mar- 2023 -29 MarchDH Latest News
To ensure quality support to Haj pilgrims, Ministry arranges extensive health infrastructure in Mecca, Medinah, Jeddah
New Delhi: With a view to ensuring quality health support to pilgrims, the Ministry of Minority Affairs is collaborating…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -26 JulyDH Latest News
Online booking for Umrah permit to begin on July 30 through app
Jeddah: Ministry of Hajj and Umrah informed that pilgrims can pre-book their slots for Umrah pilgrimage via online from…
Read More » - 23 JulyDH Latest News
Saudi police arrest citizen who helped non-Muslim journalist ‘enter Mecca’
After it was claimed that he assisted an Israeli-American journalist in reaching Mecca, the holiest shrine in Islam and a…
Read More » - 5 JulyDH Latest News
First time since pandemic, Saudi Arabia’s Hajj pilgrimage summits 1 million
White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca. The ancient city is preparing to host the…
Read More » - Jul- 2021 -22 JulyDH Latest News
Female Saudi officers allowed to guard Islam’s holiest sites for the first time
Mecca: A significant milestone for women’s empowerment has been achieved when several female soldiers have joined the security services responsible…
Read More » - Nov- 2020 -20 NovemberDH Latest News
Attention ‘coffee’ lovers! Do you know how ‘coffee’ came to India?
The history and heritage of coffee in India dates around 1600 AD, when an Indian Sufi saint, Baba Budan, went…
Read More » - Apr- 2020 -21 AprilDH Latest News
Saudi Arabia announces decision in Ramadan prayers in two Holy Mosques
Saudi Arabia has announced the extension of the suspension of praying in the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque during the…
Read More » - 8 AprilDH Latest News
Covid-19: Saudi Arabian health minister issues a warning
The number of Covid-19 cases in Saudi Arabia may reach 2 lakhs in the coming weeks, warned Saudi Arabia health…
Read More » - Aug- 2018 -19 AugustNEWS
2 million Muslims begin the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
More than 2 million Muslims have begun the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. From first light today, throngs of…
Read More » - Aug- 2017 -28 AugustGulf
Two million pilgrims converge on Mecca for Haj
Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious…
Read More » - 24 AugustGulf
Hundreds of UAE pilgrims leave for Haj
Over 100 pilgrims left from Dubai International Airport on Wednesday to perform Haj. The pilgrims departed on Emirates flights from…
Read More » - 9 AugustGulf
Lower portion of Makkah’s holy Kaaba raised
On Tuesday, the lower portion of the Holy Kaaba’s kiswa was raised by approximately three meters. These three meters…
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