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Walk of faith: Pilgrims trek on foot for more than a year to perform Hajj this year

  • Fatemeh Salari
  • July 7, 2022
This year, Muslims around the world will observe the sacred Day of Arafah on Friday 8th July  and Eid Al Adha on the 9th. Muslim pilgrims who made their way…
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The Round Up | 9 August 2021

  • Asha Hussein
  • August 9, 2021
The stories making headlines on #TheRoundUp: ???? Qatari company sues two Trump backers ???? Saudi Arabia opens Umrah for foreign vaccinated pilgrims ???????? Qatar Charity builds new health facility in…
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Saudi Arabia to allow 60,000 vaccinated pilgrims for Umrah each month

  • Farah AlSharif
  • August 9, 2021
Saudi authorities have also confirmed that vaccinated foreign pilgrims are now eligible for Umrah permits. Saudi Arabia will begin accepting vaccinated foreigners for the Umrah pilgrimage, authorities confirmed on Sunday.…
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Saudi Arabia welcomes Umrah pilgrims following ‘successful’ Hajj pilgrimage

  • Farah AlSharif
  • July 25, 2021
The kingdom announced on Sunday that it will reopen its holy sites to receive pilgrims after the end of Hajj rituals.  Saudi Arabia announced it has re-opened Muslim holy sites…
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Saudi Arabia bars foreign pilgrims from Hajj for second year

  • Farah AlSharif
  • June 13, 2021
Saudi Arabia previously said it would open Hajj to those who are fully vaccinated, but has now said it will only allow pilgrims from within the kingdom. Saudi Arabia will…
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Vaccinated pilgrims only at this year’s Hajj, Umrah pilgrimages

  • Sana Hussain
  • March 28, 2021
The 2021 Hajj and Umrah season will continue with all restrictions in place. Only those that have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will be allowed to perform Hajj…
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Qatari residents and nationals rush to book Hajj and Umrah trips

  • Hala Abdallah
  • January 12, 2021
After lifting the land, air and sea blockade on Qatar, residents rush to book trips to Saudi Arabia, mainly for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. Umrah and Hajj services from…
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Report: Last-minute increase in Hajj quota leaves Qatar residents unprepared

  • Doha News Team
  • October 16, 2012
A handful of days before pilgrims are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia, the country has unexpectedly raised the Hajj quota for those in Qatar, the Peninsula reports. Some 13,000…
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Some 13,000 Qatar residents apply for Hajj this year, but only 1,500 visas available

  • Doha News Team
  • September 7, 2012
It’s going to be a disappointing year for the majority of the 13,000 Qatar residents who applied for Hajj visas this year, largely because Qatar is only allowed to send…
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