Travel agency director charged with advertising haj packages without valid licence
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — A director of a travel agency was charged in the Sessions Court here today with advertising haj package services using...
Selcare clinics offer PCR test, vaccination packages to haj, umrah pilgrims
By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini SHAH ALAM, June 13 — Selcare Clinics now offers the Covid-19 transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing as well as immunisation packages...
Umrah pilgrim dies on arrival at KLIA
PUTRAJAYA, June 4 — A female pilgrim who had just returned from performing umrah in the Holy Land died at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport...
Umrah trip postponement: Compensation payout has been completed
KOTA BHARU, May 12 — The compensation payout to more than 1,000 umrah pilgrims was completed in March, following a temporary postponement of umrah trips...
Saudi Arabia announces Syawal 30 as last date for umrah season for overseas Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Saudi Arabia recently announced that the 1443 H umrah season for pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia will end on the...
Over one million umrah visas issued by Saudi Arabia to date
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The government of Saudi Arabia has issued 1,045,898 umrah visas, and a total of 895,499 pilgrims have arrived in the...
Umrah pilgrims handling at KLIA to be improved — MAHB
MANJUNG, March 14 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will hold a discussion with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Security Council (MKN)...
No need for vaccination status checks, vaccine info registration to enter Two Holy Mosques
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — The procedure for checking the vaccination status of visitors and pilgrims to the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in...
Application for Ramadan umrah permit is now open
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MOHU) has announced that the application for a permit to perform umrah during...
Umrah postponement: 19,000 pilgrims affected but impact minimal
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The temporary postponement of umrah trips following the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in January affected about 19,000 pilgrims,...
Saudi Arabia lifts age limit for entering Two Holy Mosques
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Saudi Arabia has lifted the age limit for visitors and pilgrims to enter the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque,...
Govt to pay umrah pilgrims RM1,671 on Feb 18
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 — A payment of RM1,671 each for pilgrims who had to cancel their umrah travel following the month-long temporary postponement, will be...