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Overseas Umrah pilgrims can now travel across Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have said that the overseas Muslims with visas issued for performing Umrah are allowed to move across the kingdom during their stay, local…
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Gauahar Khan, Zaid Darbar reach Madinah [Photos]

Mumbai: Bigg Boss 7 winner Gauahar Khan and her husband Zaid Darbar, who are currently in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, have been sharing several pictures on social media giving a glimpse…

Middle East

Quba Mosque: Saudi Crown Prince announces biggest expansion in history

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Friday announced the launch of the biggest expansion in the history of Madinah’s Quba Mosque, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
Middle East

Dawn prayers offered at two holy mosques without social distancing

Riyadh: With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah have offered Fajr (dawn) prayer without social distancing on…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Vaccinated children age 7 and above can enter two holy mosques

Riyadh: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Friday that fully vaccinated children aged seven and above can apply for permits to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
Middle East

Madinah named safest city for solo female travellers, Dubai ranks 3rd

Riyadh: Madinah, the holy city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been ranked first among the safest cities for solo female travellers, according to a study by InsureMyTrip, a UK-based travel…
Middle East

Saudi Arabia: Only men allowed to visit Prophet Mohammed’s tomb

Riyadh: Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have stopped giving permits to women to visit the Prophet Mohammed’s tomb, thereby restricting it to men only, via the app “Eatmarna” and…