Hajj 2023 is Over 40% More Expensive Than Last Year The cost of the annual Hajj pilgrimage has risen dramatically this year. The Religious Affairs Minister raised the package by Rs. 350,000, causing Pakistan’s official Hajj cost to exceed Rs. 1.175 million, a substantial rise from last year’s expense of Rs. 826,000. The rise in...Read More

Saudi Arabia launches insurance program for Umrah performers   Saudi Arabia has launched an insurance program for Umrah performers coming from all over the world. Under the insurance program pilgrims and visitors can benefit from more than 2,764 facilities providing health services in various cities and regions of the Kingdom during the current Umrah season....Read More

Umrah organizers should disseminate meningitis vaccination information   Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs called on the association of Umrah organizers (PPIU) to publicize the newest policy on meningitis vaccination to prospective Umrah pilgrims. Director General of Hajj and Umrah at the ministry, Hilman Latief, affirmed that meningitis vaccination is no longer a...Read More

Nearly 2 million pilgrims perform Umrah   Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Nearly two million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia from all parts of the world to perform the pilgrimage during the current Umrah season. The air, land, and sea ports in the Kingdom recorded the arrival of a total of 1,964,964...Read More

Pakistan ranks second in number of Umrah pilgrims   MAKKAH: Pakistanis ranked second in the number of Umrah pilgrims who visited Saudi Arabia during the last 3.5 months in the ongoing season. Overall 370,000 Pakistani Umrah pilgrims visited Saudi Arabia during the last 3.5 months in the ongoing season starting from the 1st Muharram to...Read More

Ministry of Hajj: No appointments to kiss Black Stone MAKKAH — The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that there has been no service added on the Eatmarna application to book an appointment to kiss the Black Stone (Al-Hajar Al-Aswad). The ministry clarified that the prospect of allowing the ritual of kissing the Black Stone is subject...Read More

Ministry of Hajj allows foreign pilgrims aged 12 and above to perform Umrah  RIYADH – The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that foreign pilgrims aged 12 years and above will be allowed to enter the Kingdom and perform Umrah. The ministry lifted its earlier decision to allow only foreign pilgrims at the age of 18...Read More