KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Three more Malaysian pilgrims have died in the Holy City of Makkah, bringing the total number of deaths to date to 19.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Hajj 2025 (1446H) has concluded without any reported incidents, marking one of the safest and most efficiently managed pilgrimages in recent years, said Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior.

RIYADH, April 19 — The General Directorate of Public Security has announced that the implementation of Hajj arrangements and procedures will take effect on Wednesday (April 23), requiring all residents intending to enter Mecca to obtain a valid entry permit from the relevant authorities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Malaysia has requested an additional 10,000 Hajj quota, which will be duly considered by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

CAIRO/RIYADH, June 24 — More than 1,000 people have died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

CAIRO, June 23 — Egypt has withdrawn the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca, a crisis unit tasked with addressing the situation said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim invited Muslims to embrace the simplicity conveyed in the Haj so that they remain humble and not blinded by temporary worldly luxury.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail performed the Umrah in Mecca today, after attending the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.

SEPANG, June 20 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj and Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin today left for the Holy Land to perform the haj pilgrimage.

MECCA, June 19 — Members of the public have been urged to be extra cautious with questionable haj by proxy (badal haji) packages being offered by certain parties, particularly those that do not clearly state who will perform the religious rituals.

MECCA, June 1 — The Covid-19 pandemic situation in Mecca is reported to be under control and standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been relaxed with face masks no longer required in open areas, says Malaysian Haj Consul Muhammad Saimi Mat Som.

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 Saudi Arabia was abolished starting Thursday, according to the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU).

PARIT, Aug 5 — There is no problem to allow Malaysian pilgrims to perform the minor haj (umrah) but it depends on the current Covid-19 situation in the country.

ABU DHABI, June 23 — The Chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council Dr.

CAIRO, June 23 — Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will bar arrivals from abroad to attend the haj this year due to the coronavirus, allowing only a limited number of Saudi citizens and residents to make the pilgrimage with social distancing measures enforced.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Pilgrims whose turn has come to perform the haj this year will be given priority to do so next year.

PUTRAJAYA, June 11 — Malaysia will not send pilgrims for the haj season this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The decision on whether Malaysia will send pilgrims for the haj season this year will be announced on Thursday, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (religious affairs) Datuk Seri Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.

DUBAI, May 28 — The number of coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states doubled in less than a month to surpass 200,000 yesterday, according to a Reuters' tally, at a time the region's two biggest economies move to resume activity.

RIYADH, April 1 — Saudi Arabia wants Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual haj pilgrimage, the minister for haj and umrah said on state TV on Tuesday.