In a statement posted on X on Saturday, the ministry said the ceremony was held in the holy city of Mecca to mark the successful conclusion...
Over the decades, the Hajj pilgrimage has faced several major tragedies, largely linked to crowd crushes, extreme heat, and tent fires during peak rituals.
Noor Mohammad Saqib, Afghanistan’s Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, has traveled to Saudi Arabia to directly supervise the affairs of Afghan pilgrims and lead this...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has announced the successful completion of the transfer of 30,000 Afghan pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj...
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Security Forces have arrested five Afghan residents for attempting to enter the holy city of Makkah on foot through a desert route without...
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Thursday announced that Iranian pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia to...
Amir Khan Muttaqi, Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi expressed Kabul’s...
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with the Saudi ambassador in Kabul, Faisal Bin Talaq Al-Baqmi, and requested an increase in Afghanistan’s Hajj quota. The...
Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs Noor Mohammad Saqib said Tuesday that efforts have begun to increase the quota for pilgrims from Afghanistan to Saudi...
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation says that the first group of Afghan pilgrims from Saudi Arabia returned to Kabul late Saturday. The ministry said...
Saudi state TV said temperatures rose on Monday as high as 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit) in the shade at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
Fourteen Jordanians have been reported dead during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, some of them due to heat stroke, while 17 others were reported...
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs says that the process of transferring Hajj pilgrims from Afghanistan to Saudi Arabia has started. According to the ministry,...
Afghanistan has secured a quota of 30,000 for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage, officials announced Tuesday. Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs Noor Mohammad Saqib said...
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs announced Tuesday it will return $108 in excess fees to each pilgrim who performed this year’s Hajj. Officials said...
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs said on Tuesday that the first flight carrying 346 Afghan pilgrims has landed in Kabul, and that Afghan pilgrims...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) minister of defense met with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during a banquet for officials and foreign guests participating in this...
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) said that the first flight carrying 346 pilgrims left Kabul for Saudi Arabia on Saturday where the group...
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs said on Friday that the first flight carrying Afghan pilgrims has landed in capital Kabul. According to Fazal Mohammad...
Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said the first group of Afghan pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday...