Withdrawal of retirement savings approved to fund Hajj pilgrimage

The withdrawal limit was raised to cover 80 percent of the pilgrimage’s cost.

Hajj group sues Islamic ministry as assessment reveals corrupt practices

The Islamic ministry is accused of unfairly awarding Hajj quotas.

Pension law revised to utilise savings for Hajj pilgrimage

Workers can use the retirement scheme to finance first-time Hajj pilgrimages.

Maldivian pilgrims ‘safe and accounted for’ after crane crash at Grand Mosque

All 2,000 Maldivian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are safe and accounted for after a crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca last night left at least 107 people dead and 238 injured.

Two hundred Maldivians miss out on Hajj pilgrimage after Saudi slashes quota