Prince Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Mecca and head of the Saudi pilgrimage committee, said that the Kingdom has logged record numbers in the transport of pilgrims by buses and trains this year, reaching more than two million pilgrims.…
MINA, SAUDI ( Pajhwok) : The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud says, Saudi the heart of Muslim world, strives to achieve unity. King Salman bin Abdulaziz held at the Royal Court at Mina…
MAKKAH (Pajhwok) More than 100,000 Saudi security forces will help protect more than the 2 million worshippers expected to participate in the annual Haj pilgrimage this week, a senior spokesman said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, which has the guardianship of…
Meshrano Jirga or Senate deputy chairman on Saturday praised the Saudi Arabia government for serving the entire Muslim community and criticized countries who ‘mix the sacred annual hajj pilgrimage with politics.’ Dr. Mohammad Asif Sedeqi told Pajhwok Afghan…
KABUL operations and services. Millions of Muslims from around the world of Saudi Arabia for performing hajj and umrah pilgrimages. Mualvi Shamsur Rahman Frotan, head of the cultural committee of Afghanistan Council, told Pajhwok Afghan News Saudi Arabia served well…
KABUL pilgrims before departing for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual pilgrimage, the Presidential Palace said on Monday. A statement from the Presidential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan News said the president met the pilgrims at the Kabul International Airport on…
KABUL and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) on Monday announced the Hajj flight operation from the capital Kabul to Saudi Arabia would begin on July 24. A statement from the ministry asked all registered pilgrims and relevant offices to complete the biometric…
KABUL pilgrimage instead of 24,000 in Saudi Arabia, an official said Sunday. In the past too, 30,000 Afghan pilgrims would perform the hajj, but their number was reduced to 24,000 due to new constructions at the Haram Sharif, Islam’s holiest…
KABUL and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) on Sunday said services provided to Afghan hajj pilgrims this year were unprecedented and 12 of the pilgrims died during the performance of the annual pilgrimage and four others were detained over pick-pocketing. Acting MoHIA…
Millions of Muslims, including 24,000 Afghans, from across the world on Sunday offered Waqf al-Arafa, one of the essential hajj rituals at Mount Arafat for the highest point of the annual pilgrimage in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Nearly 1.5 million…
A former director of haj and religious affairs has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in northwestern Nimroz province, an official said on Sunday. Two motorcyclists gunned down Syed Nazir Ahmad Sadaat in front of his house in…
KABUL started moving to Mina from the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. According to Saudi media, almost three million Muslims from around the world including 24,000 Afghans were expected to perform this year’s hajj. Thousands of Arabs would…
