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PUTRAJAYA: The umrah travel company Hejira Travel & Tours Holding Sdn Bhd has had its licence suspended from Feb 28 to Aug 31, according to the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry.
MECCA: Another Malaysian haj pilgrim died in the Holy Land on Monday (June 10), bringing the death toll to five.
With the first of four haj flights leaving for Madinah and Makkah on Thursday (May 23), imams called on the intending pilgrims to perform the haj with sincerity, determination, and caution, so that they will be able to receive a mabrur haj and spiritual happiness.
PUTRAJAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has advised individuals or pilgrims to set the right "niat (intentions)" when visiting the Holy Land to ensure that their sole purpose is for worship.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Palestinian Ambassador to Malaysia, Walid Abu Ali, expressed sadness that Christmas would not be celebrated in the Holy Land.
MECCA: An invitation to hold a cooking demonstration 15 years ago opened the door for a cook to serve Tabung Haji (TH) staff in the Holy Land.
SEPANG: The first batch of 284 haj pilgrims left for the Holy Land early Sunday (May 21) on a Malaysia Airlines flight.
SEPANG: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin have left for Mecca to perform the haj.
SEPANG: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have arrived home safely from Saudi Arabia after performing their Hajj.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (March 2, 2025).
DRESSED in matching navy windbreakers and flanking President Xi Jinping, China’s freshly appointed top leadership this week made their first group outing to the Communist Party’s “holy land”.
Will Israel's genocidal war on Gaza ignite a new understanding of the 'Night Journey'?
CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- More countries in the Middle East on Thursday voiced their rejection of a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to take control of the Gaza Strip and relocate its residents elsewhere.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Seen from the air, the fragility of humanity as it must have been in the Holy Land in centuries past is plain to see - ancient monasteries clinging to precipices, tiny fishing boats on the Sea of Galilee, deserts gnawing at the edges of towns.
KUALA LUMPUR: It is believed that the police have detained the managing director of a travel and tour company on Wednesday (Jan 15) over allegations of failing to fly over 300 umrah pilgrims to the holy land, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.
A SINGLE mother survived on rice and onion to save money for her dream pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Kosmo! reported.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - With Jerusalem emerging from COVID-19 curbs and the faithful flocking there again, Easter Sunday brought a message of renewal from the traditional site of Jesus' death and resurrection.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Easter celebrations should be permitted inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, even if only by a small number of clerics abiding by anti-coronavirus guidelines, a senior clergyman said on Wednesday.
Gaza City (AFP) -Youssef Hassouna with Adel Zaanoun in Cairo and Jay Deshmukh in Jerusalem Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and armed group Hamas vowed on Sunday to defy proposals for the forced displacement of Gazans, after US President Donald Trump floated a plan to "clean out" the war-battered territory.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Holy Land churches revered as the sites of Jesus' birth and death reopened to worshippers and tourists on Tuesday as Palestinian and church authorities eased coronavirus restrictions.
