The increasing cost of travel and visas has made it difficult for many to perform Umrah, especially during Ramadan. With ...

BENTONG: Several procedures, including those related to visas, are being looked into, before allowing Malaysians to perform umrah, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious ...

Hyderabad: People planning to undertake the Haj pilgrimage this year through private tour operators in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been advised .

The Egyptian Travel Agents Associations (ETAA) sent a letter to the General Manager of Saudi Airlines regarding Saudi flights booked by Egyptian tourism companies, following the suspension of issuing ...

Rising inflation has made Umrah increasingly expensive, with costs surging from Rs200,000 to over Rs350,000 in just six ...

A former official with the government’s Pilgrim Experience Programme tells me there must also be a focus on education.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Unit at Karachi Airport also intercepted four women traveling on Umrah visas, suspecting they were being trafficked for forced labour in Saudi ...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration has successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle four women to Saudi Arabia under the guise of Umrah visas, revealing a human trafficking network ...

Pakistan's FIA has implemented stringent travel regulations for first-time travelers, particularly those aged around 35 from specific regions, amid visa misuse concerns. The agency has identified ...

The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council has announced the resumption of Hajj registration, which was suspended two weeks ago.

The agency is ensuring a strict profiling of passengers travelling to 15 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Turkiye, Qatar, Azerbai­jan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Egypt, Libya, Ethiopia, ...