Islamic Emirate authorities have informed of the departure of the first group of Afghan pilgrims from Kabul International Airport.

30,000 citizens of Afghanistan will take part in the Hajj ceremony this year. The Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA), said.

30,000 people from Afghanistan are expected to perform Hajj this year, including 8,000 women. The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs said.

Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs said it will return millions of dollars to pilgrims that was not spent at this year’s Hajj.

The following is the full text of Imam Khamenei's message to the 2022 Hajj Pilgrimage. In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Master, Prophet Muhammad, upon his Pure Progeny, and upon his chosen Companions.

For the eighth year in a row, Saudi officials have banned Yemeni citizens from performing Hajj rites.

Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said the first group of Afghan pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning.

According to officials at the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, the plane of the first group of pilgrims flew to Saudi Arabia this morning (Sunday, June 12th).

A group of Hajj pilgrims has landed in the city of Medina from where they will be traveling to the holy city of Mecca, marking the arrival of the first batch of pilgrims from outside the kingdom after two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to state media.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of Hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.

Muslim pilgrims to spend entire day on Arafat plateau while praying, asking God for forgiveness, mercy

 Egyptian Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 70 Egyptian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia during the annual hajj season, which concluded in the last week of August.