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By Zeynep Tufekci Gulay RIYADH (AA): Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that beginning Monday applications for Muslim pilgrims wishing to perform umrah from abroad will be received and 2 million requests will be accepted per month which includes pilgrims from inside and outside the Kingdom. The Saudi news agency SPA cited Deputy Minister of […]

4th Oct 2020

Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus

By Ali Semerci MAKKAH (AA): Saudi Arabian authorities on Sunday re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday after a six-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus. Following coronavirus protocols, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived in the wee hours of Sunday, said the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Twitter. Without […]

18th Mar 2016

Jordan: 16 Palestinians killed in bus crash on way to Umrah

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): At least sixteen Palestinian Umrah pilgrims were killed and dozens were injured in a bus accident in southern Jordan, Palestinian and Jordanian officials said. “At least 16 Palestinian Umrah pilgrims were killed and 33 others were injured after a bus overturned near the Jordanian-Saudi borders,” Farid al-Sahre, spokesman for […]

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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

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