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Saudi Arabia: Only one Umrah allowed in last 10 days of Ramzan

Hyderabad, March 22 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that visitors will only be allowed to perform one Umrah during the last ten days of Ramzan. This decision a... Read More


Photos: First night of last 10 days of Ramzan at Grand Mosque, Prophet's Mosque

Hyderabad, March 21 -- Crowds of worshippers performed Taraweeh and Tahajjud prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet's Mosque in Madinah on Thursday, March 20, corresponding to Ramzan 21, ma... Read More


Saudi Arabia: Electronic booking now required for golf carts at Grand Mosque

Hyderabad, March 21 -- Saudi Arabia's General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has discontinued manual golf cart bookings at the Grand Mosque. All res... Read More


Saudi Arabia: Umrah pilgrims increase by 31 pc in Q4 2024

Riyadh, March 21 -- The number of Umrah pilgrims increased by 31 percent during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter in 2023. According to a report on Umrah statistics released by ... Read More


Saudi Arabia announces Rawdah visiting hours for last 10 days of Ramzan

Hyderabad, March 21 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the visiting hours for Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifah in the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah during the last ten days of Ramzan. According to... Read More


Dubai announces Eid Al Fitr 2025 holidays

Hyderabad, March 20 -- The Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) has officially announced the Eid Al-Fitr 1446 AH - 2025 holiday schedule for public sector employees. According to the an... Read More


Stranded in UAE: 87-year-old Indian man returns home to J&K

Hyderabad, March 20 -- An 87-year-old Indian man, Rashid Anwar Dhar, has returned home safely to Jammu and Kashmir after being stranded in the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an extended perio... Read More


Shawwal moon sighting impossible on March 29, says IAC

Hyderabad, March 20 -- The International Astronomy Centre (IAC) has confirmed that the Shawwal crescent moon will be impossible to sight on Saturday, March 29, 2025, across all Arab and Islamic countr... Read More


Hyderabad man dies in Saudi Arabia, father seeks body's repatriation

Hyderabad, March 20 -- The father of Mohammed Maqsood Hussain, a 32-year-old resident of Bagh-e-Jahara, Hyderabad, has appealed to the external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar to help bring back his ... Read More


Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza, Syria

Riyadh, March 19 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has strongly condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes that resulted in the deaths of over 400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 18. ... Read More