November 1, 2020 Cidde Hajj & Umrah
On 1 November 2020, the third phase of the Umrah resumption began, and the first pilgrims from abroad in about seven months landed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The first flight, from Pakistan, carried 38 pilgrims; the second, from Indonesia, carried 224.
200620 years ago
On 12 January 2006, during the stoning ritual, a crush at the eastern entrance of the Jamarat Bridge in Mina killed at least 345 pilgrims and injured 289, according to early official figures. Later reports put the death toll at more than 360.
20233 years ago
On 9 January 2023, Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, speaking at the Hajj Expo in Jeddah, announced that that year's Hajj would return to pre-pandemic numbers with no age restrictions, ending three years of COVID-19 limits on pilgrim numbers.
195373 years ago
On 6 April 1953, Turkey's Council of Ministers issued Decree No. 4/531 to assist citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. The first decree of its kind, it set rules on passports, means of travel, health matters and the affairs of pilgrims who died during the journey.
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