First batch of King Salman's guests for Umrah arrives in Madinah
Saudi Gazette Report
MADINAH — The first batch of guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit, arrived in Madinah. The program is implemented and supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance,
The Umrah pilgrims were received at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah by a number of officials from the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
The first batch of the guests includes 250 male and female pilgrims, including prominent Islamic figures from 12 countries around the world. There are 25 male and female pilgrims from Malaysia among these royal guests.
King Salman has issued an order recently to host a total of 1,000 pilgrims from 66 countries. to perform the Umrah rituals and visit the Prophet’s Mosque at his personal expense. They will be hosted in 4 groups during this year.
The guests expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Saudi government for the generous hospitality, describing the program as a valuable gift from Saudi Arabia that serves Islam and Muslims.
Latest Saudi Gazette
- Saudi FM attends G7 foreign ministers meet on Mideast in ItalySaudi Gazette report FIUGGI — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended on Monday the expanded session of the second meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries together
- Franchise registrations in Saudi Arabia surge 866% over 3 yearsSaudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia posted a record surge of 866 percent in franchise registrations over the past three years. The number of franchise registrations shot up to 1,788 by the end
- Culture minister tours Saudi pavilion at Expo 2025 OsakaSaudi Gazette report OSAKA — Prince Badr bin Abdullah, Saudi minister of culture and chairman of the Steering Committee for the Kingdom's Participation in International Expos, visited on Monday Saudi
- Saudi Cabinet to hold special budget session on TuesdaySaudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers will hold on Tuesday, Nov. 26, a special session to present the state’s general budget for the fiscal year 1446/1447 AH (2025), the Saudi
- 6 Saudis sentenced to 5 years in prison each and SR50000 in fine for circulating counterfeit banknotesSaudi Gazette report RIYADH — A Saudi special court sentenced six Saudi citizens to five years in prison each and SR50,000 in fines after being convicted of violating the Penal Law of Money Counterfeit.The
- King Salman orders extension of Citizen’s Account Program and additional support for a full yearSaudi Gazette report RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered the extension of Citizen’s Account Program along with the provision of additional support to its beneficiaries
