Access to Mecca to be restricted from April 29 to June 11 for Omani citizens An aerial view shows Mecca's Grand Mosque with the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre on June 17, 2024, during ...

Pilgrims perform prayers at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage, on June 19, 2023. AFP Cairo: Saudi Arabia, Islam’s birthplace, has said it is fully ...

Three Nigerian-approved hajj airlines – Max Air, Air Peace and Umza Aviation Services – have declined to sign the 2025 pilgrims’ airlift agreement with the National Hajj Commission of ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced plans to commence the airlifting of Nigerian pilgrims for this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia. Anofiu Elegushi, NAHCON’s ...

Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to the sacred city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, to fulfil a mandatory religious duty as a capable Muslim. It must be carried out at least once in a Muslim's lifetime ...