The Taliban announces 30,000 Afghans will perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year, with costs totaling over 7.8 billion Afghanis.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) announced on Saturday that 30,000 Afghans will travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year, with the cost per pilgrim reduced ...

ABU DHABI, 31st January, 2026 (WAM) -- The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre received 6,846,723 guests in 2025, representing a ...

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre saw a record 6.8M guests in 2025, a 4% YoY increase. Visitors totalled 4.3M, with 82% from abroad. Worshippers reached 1.5M. India, China, Russia, and the US were ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece — a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the Quran that has taken six years of craft and devotion to complete.