International pilgrims will perform the annual ritual for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. After a two-year absence, international pilgrims will perform the yearly Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia for the first time starting Wednesday, after…
Saudi Arabia says Muslims from inside and outside the country will be able to perform the Hajj providing they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and no older than 65. Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people…
Pilgrims started to arrive in Mecca on Saturday for the second Hajj to take place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pilgrims travelling to Islam’s holiest site are expected to socially distance and wear face masks. The event…
The government of Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing the 2021 Hajj over fears of spreading COVID-19. In a statement released, the Saudi Arabia Hajj ministry said it will only allow 60,000…
Muslims from around the world perform Hajj every year in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus. Only a very limited number…
Pilgrims circle the Kaaba in Mecca’s Great Mosque during the Hajj in August 2019 Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims planning to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage to delay booking amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. Hajj Minister…
Dr Ibrahim Kana, the Chairman of National Medical Team of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday August 12, confirmed that 9 Nigerian pilgrims died while performing the 2019 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The confirmation came after report…
Aisha Buhari, the First Lady of Nigeria, was filmed carrying out the symbolic “stoning of the devil” at this year’s hajj. The first lady joined other Muslim pilgrims on Saturday to pray on Mount Arafat as part of the…
Saudi Arabia’s Director General of Passports Major General Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya on Wednesday August 7, revealed that 1,819,790 pilgrims arrived the Kingdom to perform the annual Hajj rites. Addressing a press conference in Jeddah, Al-Yahya said1,708,152 people arrived…
Two Justices of the Court of Appeal are among the hundreds of pilgrims who died in the stampede in Saudi Arabia. They are Justices Abdulkadir Abubakar Jega and Musa Hassan Alkali. Justice Jega was the presiding Justice of Abuja…
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the stampede that occurred on Wednesday in Mina, Saudi Arabia. In a statement in Sokoto on Saturday, the government said…