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In the Shahriston district of the Sughd province, residents of the villages of Sughdiyon and Obodi have used funds initially saved for performing Hajj to asphalt nearly 4 kilometers of a rural road in the Bunjikat jamoat. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia authorities urge pilgrims to protect themselves from extreme heat, hydrate and use umbrellas. Authorities in Saudi Arabia have warned Hajj pilgrims to take measures to protect themselves from sweltering temperatures after Jordan reported that 14 of its citizens died of sunstroke during the annual ritual. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia has warned visitors and residents against participating in the upcoming Hajj season 2024 without obtaining necessary permits. Gulf News reported on February 23 that to ensure the smooth operation of this system and to mitigate potential violations, stringent penalties have been introduced. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of the Committee on Religion, Regulation of Traditions, Celebrations, and Ceremonies (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan note that the number of Tajikistanis performing the Hajj and the Umrah, which is also called the “minor pilgrimage”, has increased over the past five years. asiaplustj.info »
A 30-year-old resident of Farkhor district in the southern province Khatlon has been detained on suspicion of a large scale fraud,, the Interior Ministry’s official website says . He reportedly took a total of 179,934 somonis from two persons promising to help them perform the Hajj but he did not fulfill the promise and simply pocketed the money. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Saudi Arabia is lifting age limitations and COVID-related restrictions for Hajj 2023. Arabian Business cited Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq al-Rabiah as saying that Saudi Arabia will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims it allows at Hajj this year. asiaplustj.info »
Two Tajik Hajj pilgrims – a 62-year-old Muhammad Rasoulov from Isfara city in Sughd province and a 64-year-old Qizlargul Tojiyeva from Qubodiyon district in Khatlon province – died of heart attack, a source within the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan, said, citing a doctor accompanying Tajik Hajj pilgrims. asiaplustj.info »
The first group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims, totaling more than 150, was carried by Somon Air from Dushanbe to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on June 20. Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier Somon Air is expected to operate 23 flights to carry Tajik Hajj pilgrims to Jeddah. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier Somon Air is expected to operate 23 flights to carry Tajik Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, says the Somon Air press center. The first flight will be operated on June 20. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s privately owned air company Somon Air is expected to carry Russian Hajj pilgrims from Russia’s Dagestan Republic to Media. An official source at Somon Air has confirmed this information. asiaplustj.info »
Three Tajik cycling enthusiasts – Dilovar Ghafourov, 37, Saidali Nazarov, 31, and Abdushokir Talabov, 34 -- who were cycling to Mecca to perform the Hajj pilgrimage reached Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Jun 6 after cycling more than 3,000 kilometers in 33 days and they had to cycle 1,890 kilometers to reach Mecca. asiaplustj.info »
The first group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims will be sent to Arabia Saudi on June 20, Afshin Muqim, a spokesman for the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan, told Asia-Plus Friday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Tajik Muslims will also not be able to perform the Hajj as Saudi Arabia bars foreign pilgrims from Hajj due to COVID. Al Jazeera says no foreign pilgrims will be allowed to perform the Hajj once again this year after Saudi Arabia restricted the annual pilgrimage to citizens and residents, and set a maximum of 60,000 pilgrims in response to the coronavirus pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
To prevent viral spread, Saudi Arabia has drastically limited Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi Arabia said only “very limited numbers” of pilgrims could perform the hajj this year, with only Saudis and foreign nationals already in the kingdom allowed to take part. asiaplustj.info »
