Visa rules, Nusuk and Rawdah changes, transport and season dates — short, with what it means for your trip.
Inspection teams from the Ministry of Commerce carried out field inspections and supply monitoring tours at the holy sites to ensure market readiness and the availability of goods needed to serve pilgrims during the Hajj days.
Worshipers performed Eid Al-Adha prayer across Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning as Muslims all over the Kingdom started their celebrations on the first day of Eid Al-Adha.
Pilgrims performed on Wednesday Tawaf Al-Ifadah, one of the four pillars of Hajj, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah after standing at Arafat, spending the night in Muzdalifah and performing the stoning ritual of Jamrat Al-Aqaba.
The Ministry of Health called on Hajj pilgrims to avoid sharing shaving tools with others during tahallul (exiting from Ihram) to preserve their safety and prevent the transmission of infection through personal items.
MINA — The air medical evacuation department, operating under the General Directorate for Health Services at the Ministry of Defense, is participating in this year’s Hajj season with four fully equipped aircraft dedicated to delivering advanced emergency medical care to pilgrims. These aircraft operate in direct coordination with field hospitals, medical centers, and ambulance units deployed across the holy sites to ensure rapid response times and the timely delivery of critical medical care. The air medical evacuation fleet continues to carry out patient transfers both within and outside the
Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif held talks with interior ministers of several countries at the ministry's headquarters in Makkah on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Interior has penalized five Saudi citizens and five expatriates for violating Hajj regulations and instructions by transporting 34 individuals to Makkah without permits to perform Hajj.