Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom ...

The umrah, which refers to the Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah that can be undertaken at any time of year, usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each year. Saudi Arabia will ...

Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from Nov. 1, Saudi media reported on Thursday, as the kingdom relaxes measures it had taken to check the spread of ...

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions ...

Saudi Arabia has changed its decadeslong rule that mandated single women be accompanied by a male relative when performing an Islamic pilgrimage, facilitating the participation of thousands of single ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, has begun. Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to ...

Muslim pilgrims wear protective face masks to prevent contracting coronavirus, as they pray at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia expanded a rare freeze on ...