Covid vaccine priority for prospective haj pilgrims
PUTRAJAYA: Prospective Malaysian pilgrims this year will be given priority in receiving the Covid-19 vaccine once the Saudi Arabian government mandates it as the main condition, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin. Speaking at a press conference on the development of the Covid-19 immunisation programme here today, Khairy said that […]
Pilgrims in Saudi vie for downsized haj
RIYADH: A Jordanian couple in Saudi Arabia burst into tears of joy to be among the chosen ones for next week’s scaled-down haj pilgrimage, but countless rejected applications have stirred resentment. For the first time in modern history, millions of pilgrims outside Saudi Arabia have been barred from the haj — a key pillar of […]
Postponement of Haj, a bilateral decision
BY MUAMMAR EUSOUFFI ZAINOL ABIDIN KUALA LUMPUR: The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Malaysia, Datuk Dr Mahmoud Hussien Saeed Qattan, said the decision by the Malaysian government to delay the sending of Haj pilgrims this year was made in the interest of Muslims to curb Covid-19. Qattan also said he has been checking on the views of Malaysian (Muslims) […]
No Haj pilgrims from abroad this year
S. Arabia to limit Haj to pilgrims living in kingdom BEIRUT/ANKARA: Saudi Arabia will, this year, limit the annual Haj pilgrimage to people living inside the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, shutting the doors to pilgrims from abroad, reported Anadolu Agency. Only a limited number of people from all nationalities living in Saudi Arabia […]
Be careful with those offering furada visa for haj
KUALA LUMPUR: The people were reminded today to be careful and not to deal with any party offering the ‘furada’ visa to perform the haj following the government’s decision not to send pilgrims for this year’s haj season. Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) in a statement said all Malaysian pilgrims including with furada visa (a haj […]
Decision on haj to be known on June 11
PUTRAJAYA: 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 Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. Also to be announced on Thursday is the standard operating procedures (SOPs) on congregational and Friday prayers during the recovery […]
