JEDDAH: Fareed bin Saad Al-Shehri, director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs branch in Makkah, recently received the newly appointed consul general of the UAE, Sultan Al-Mansoori, who presented his credentials in Jeddah. During the reception, Al-Mansoori expressed his appreciation for the»»»

SEPANG, June 4 — The first group of 329 Malaysian haj pilgrims arrived safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here at 1.13 am, marking the start of the second phase of haj operations for the 1447H/2026M Haj Season, to welcome the return of the pilgrims to the homeland. Their arriva»»»

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, has set the hajj quota for Indonesia in the year 1447 Hijri or 2026 AD at 221,000 pilgrims. According to data from the Nusuk Masar application, this quota consists of 203,320 regular hajj pilgrims (92 percent) and 17,680 special haj»»»

QNA Makkah Al Mukarramah Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatari Hajj Mission, HE Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, conducted an inspection tour of the Qatari pilgrims’ camps in Mina and Arafat to review preparations and ensure the readiness of facilities and services »»»

Makkah Al Mukarramah: Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatari Hajj Mission, HE Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, conducted an inspection tour of the Qatari pilgrims' camps in Mina and Arafat to review preparations and ensure the readiness of facilities and services ahe»»»

Nine workers suspected of engaging in illegal gold mining were killed after a landslide struck a mining site in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra, police said on Friday, May 15, 2026. Risks of legal consequences for performing hajj without a hajj visa. What are they? Indonesia's Foreign Ministry says»»»

SINGAPORE – Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim will lead the Singapore delegation of 900 pilgrims for this year’s haj pilgrimage. This is the first time he is leading a haj delegation since taking on the Muslim Affairs portfolio in May 2025. Also, for the first time, all Si»»»