Saudi Arabia to increase number of Umrah pilgrims to 120,000 per day
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The Saudi government plans to increase the number of umrah (minor hajj) pilgrims to 120,000 daily, from the current 60,000, accordi...
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15 August 2021
Non-umrah pilgrims can perform tawaf on first floor of Grand Mosque
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued orders to allow worshipers other than umrah (the minor hajj) pilgrims...
26 November 2021
Pilgrims allowed to book 2nd umrah after 10-day mandatory interval
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set an interval of 10 days between the issuance of two Umrah (the minor hajj) permits for...
06 January 2022
Presidency provides 34 routes umrah pilgrims on tawaf area
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has allocated 34 routes on the tawaf (طواف) or circumambulation area for umr...
Permits for prayer at Madinah’s Rawdah Sharif to be issued once a month
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that permits to visit and perform prayer at the Rawdah (روضه) Sharif and visit t...
11 January 2022
More pilgrims expected to perform umrah in next three months
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – The arrivals of foreign umrah pilgrims in the Holy Land are expected to increase in the next three months until the month of Ramada...
12 January 2022
No need for permit to perform prayer at Grand Mosque Makkah
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) –Saudi’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Saturday (March 5) that there is no need for obtaining permit and taking appointment...
06 March 2022
COVID-19 – Unvaccinated travelers allowed to enter Saudi Arabia under new regulation
Jakarta (Indonesia Window) – Travelers arriving in Saudi Arabia no longer have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and do not need to take a PCR test...
23 March 2022
Saudi Arabia removes barriers around Kaaba after two years as umrah season begins
The area surrounding the Kaaba, where pilgrims perform tawaf or circumambulating seven times, was closed in March 2020 for sterilization as a preventive measure...
04 August 2022
