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Last-minute changes to the rules around booking the hajj pilgramage to Mecca risk putting dozens of British tour operators out of business

Hajj 2022 begins on Thursday, July 7

The first batch of the pilgrims who benefited from the Makkah Route Initiative from Pakistan arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The Makkah Route Initiative in Pakistan for 2022 is a continuation of Saudi efforts in facilitating Hajj, and the keenness of the Custodian of the…

The first batch consisting of 145 Kashmiri pilgrims left for Madina to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, informed the officials on Sunday.

About 6,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage this year

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual. The group from Indonesia landed in the city of Madinah and was set to travel south to the holy city of Makkah in the coming…

Group from Indonesia landed in Medina and is set to travel south to the holy city of Mecca in the coming weeks.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced the launch of the challenge phases of its competition that is aimed at introducing innovative solutions to improving the pilgrimage experience. The competition was announced through the Open Innovation Platform. The top three finalists of the competition will receive prize money of…

Traditionally, around 25,000 British Muslims make the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia each year, but travellers have been issued with some key advice