By Diana Abd Wahab GOMBAK, April 13 — Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari attended a prayer session for his safety and a fast-breaking meal, organised by Surau al-Karimiah at Kampung Laksamana yesterday afternoon. The prayers for his safety were held in conjunction with his trip to Saudi...

MECCA, April 12 — More than 19 million pilgrims conducted Umrah in the Grand Mosque during the 20 days of Ramadan, and the Saudi Arabia government has been providing high-quality services through the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Plans to realise educational reforms at higher learning institutions (IPTs) and the government’s measures to cover the increase in costs of performing haj and umrah will be among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The government’s plan to face the economic turmoil that is expected to occur this year will be among the focus of the Dewan Rakyat today.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) has arrested a tour agency managing director for suspected involvement with a syndicate manipulating the quote of umrah flight tickets.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — A total of 63 Malaysian pilgrims made up of 28 adults and 35 children remain stranded in Saudi Arabia since June 2022.

RIYADH, Aug 14 — Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has allowed all types of visitors, including those holding tourist visas, to perform Umrah in the kingdom, Xinhua quoted the Saudi Press Agency report.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — A director of a travel agency was charged in the Sessions Court here today with advertising haj package services using furada visa (private haj visa) without having a valid licence from the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), in May this year.

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 for haj and umrah pilgrims. According to the Selgate Group on Facebook today, two types of packages are available for...

PUTRAJAYA, June 4 — A female pilgrim who had just returned from performing umrah in the Holy Land died at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday, believed to be due to complications caused by high blood pressure.

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 on Jan 8 due to concerns over the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Saudi Arabia recently announced that the 1443 H umrah season for pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia will end on the 30th of the Islamic month of Syawal (May 28).

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 country since the 1443H umrah season reopened in August 2021 to date.

MANJUNG, March 14 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will hold a discussion with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Security Council (MKN) to improve the handling of Umrah pilgrims at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

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).

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 the month of Ramadan has been opened starting Sunday, March 6, and can be applied through the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna applications.

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, however, the impact on those who suffered losses was minimal, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri.

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, whether for the purpose of Umrah or pilgrimage, provided they have ‘immune’ status in the ‘Tawakkalna’ application.

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 made on February 18, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Datuk Idris Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) will be organising Training of Trainers (TOT) sessions for all licensed umrah travel operators under the ministry on the new umrah standard operating procedures (SOPs) announced by the government recently.