Saudi Arabia has welcomed over 1.2 million Umrah pilgrims from 109 countries since June 11, 2025, marking a 30% rise from last year. Backed by 89 new initiatives, stricter accommodation rules via ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia has announced that over 190,000 Umrah visas have been issued to international pilgrims since the official start of the Umrah season for the Hijri year ...

Saudi Arabia now permits year-round Umrah pilgrimages for Gulf citizens and residents from UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar, streamlining access through the Nusuk application. This initiative, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has introduced a major change in the Umrah regulations. Now, Umrah can be performed with all types of valid visas. This means anyone entering ...

More than 700,000 airline seats have been earmarked to support Umrah and visitor traffic through the first quarter of 2025. This was announced by Majid Khan, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Air Connectivity ...

RIYADH — The total number of pilgrims who performed Umrah during the first quarter of 2025 crossed 15 million. According to the statistical bulletin released on Thursday by the General Authority for ...

Foreign Umrah pilgrim count jumps 26% as Mecca sees highest domestic participation Saudi nationals constituted 4.5 percent of the total number of Umrah pilgrims in the fourth quarter of 2024. AFP ...

Millions of Muslims travel to Saudi Arabia each year for the holy pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah. A key part of this journey is entering a sacred state called Ihram. Many think Ihram only means wearing ...