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'Don't Beg': Pakistan's Strict Warning To Hajj Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia
The Pakistani Embassy in Saudi Arabia, in a message aimed at incoming Umrah pilgrims and workers, urged Pakistani nationals to comply fully with Saudi laws and the conditions attached to their visas.
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Saudi Arabia Opens Early Visa Applications For Hajj 2026
Preparations for Hajj 2026 began as early as June 2025, when planning documents were sent to offices worldwide that manage travel for this holy pilgrimage.
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No Bar On Indians Travelling To Saudi Arabia: Sources
Reports about any bar on Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia are incorrect, government sources said on Monday.
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Hajj 2025: Saudi Arabia Bans Pilgrims From Bringing Children For This Reason
Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking children to the Hajj in 2025. The move is aimed at protecting children from various risks associated with the intense crowding that occurs every year, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced.
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'Bodies On The Ground': Pilgrims Recount Hajj Heat Horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret.
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Restrictions On Hajj Pilgrims This Year
Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of hajj pilgrims this year, a Saudi minister said Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Saudi Smashes Fraud COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Ring Ahead Of Hajj
Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 120 people suspected of supplying or procuring fraudulent coronavirus vaccine and test certificates, official media said Thursday, two days before a tightly controlled hajj.
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Saudi Arabia To Allow 60,000 Vaccinated Residents To Perform Hajj
Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj, state media reported.
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Around 1,000 Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia Will Be Allowed To Perform Hajj: Minister
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 to coronavirus.
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Saudi Arabia To Hold "Very Limited" Hajj Over Pandemic
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it would hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf.
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1.4 Million Pilgrims Arrive In Saudi Arabia Before Hajj
More than 1.4 million Muslims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj, authorities said Thursday, with the annual pilgrimage marked by the return of Iranians after Tehran's boycott last year.
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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for the pilgrimage, despite a diplomatic spat between the two countries.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Morocco Advises Against Hajj Due to MERS Threat
Morocco's health minister has advised the country's Muslim faithful against making pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year, with the deadly MERS virus having killed nearly 300 people there so far.
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Indian volunteers form largest group to serve Haj pilgrims
Over 2,000 Indians are providing selfless services to millions of Haj pilgrims from all over the world who have gathered in the holy city of Mecca, forming the largest expatriate volunteer group.
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'Don't Beg': Pakistan's Strict Warning To Hajj Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia
The Pakistani Embassy in Saudi Arabia, in a message aimed at incoming Umrah pilgrims and workers, urged Pakistani nationals to comply fully with Saudi laws and the conditions attached to their visas.
-
Saudi Arabia Opens Early Visa Applications For Hajj 2026
Preparations for Hajj 2026 began as early as June 2025, when planning documents were sent to offices worldwide that manage travel for this holy pilgrimage.
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No Bar On Indians Travelling To Saudi Arabia: Sources
Reports about any bar on Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia are incorrect, government sources said on Monday.
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Hajj 2025: Saudi Arabia Bans Pilgrims From Bringing Children For This Reason
Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking children to the Hajj in 2025. The move is aimed at protecting children from various risks associated with the intense crowding that occurs every year, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced.
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'Bodies On The Ground': Pilgrims Recount Hajj Heat Horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret.
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Saudi Arabia Lifts Restrictions On Hajj Pilgrims This Year
Saudi Arabia will not impose limits on the number of hajj pilgrims this year, a Saudi minister said Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.
-
Saudi Smashes Fraud COVID-19 Testing, Vaccination Ring Ahead Of Hajj
Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 120 people suspected of supplying or procuring fraudulent coronavirus vaccine and test certificates, official media said Thursday, two days before a tightly controlled hajj.
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Saudi Arabia To Allow 60,000 Vaccinated Residents To Perform Hajj
Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj, state media reported.
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Around 1,000 Pilgrims In Saudi Arabia Will Be Allowed To Perform Hajj: Minister
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 to coronavirus.
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Saudi Arabia To Hold "Very Limited" Hajj Over Pandemic
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it would hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf.
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1.4 Million Pilgrims Arrive In Saudi Arabia Before Hajj
More than 1.4 million Muslims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for the hajj, authorities said Thursday, with the annual pilgrimage marked by the return of Iranians after Tehran's boycott last year.
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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row
Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for the pilgrimage, despite a diplomatic spat between the two countries.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Morocco Advises Against Hajj Due to MERS Threat
Morocco's health minister has advised the country's Muslim faithful against making pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year, with the deadly MERS virus having killed nearly 300 people there so far.
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Indian volunteers form largest group to serve Haj pilgrims
Over 2,000 Indians are providing selfless services to millions of Haj pilgrims from all over the world who have gathered in the holy city of Mecca, forming the largest expatriate volunteer group.
