IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has announced that registration for itikaf at the two sacred sites will open on Wednesday, March 5.

IQNA – An Iranian official said flights taking the country’s pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj will begin on May 5.

IQNA – The office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani declared Sunday, March 2, as the first day of Ramadan in the Arab country.

IQNA – Preparations are underway in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to hold the “Imamate International Week” in June.

IQNA – Islamic countries around the world are preparing to observe the start of the holy month of Ramadan with moon-sighting teams set to spot the crescent on Friday and Saturday.

IQNA – Initiatives have been put in place at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan.   

IQNA – Saudi authorities have called on Muslims across the country to observe the sky on the evening of Friday, February 28, in search of the crescent moon signaling the start of Ramadan 2025.

IQNA – An operational plan for the holy month of Ramadan was launched in the Mecca.

IQNA – Registration has begun for volunteers wishing to serve worshippers and pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina during Ramadan.

IQNA – A dedicated "Adhan Room" for reciting the Islamic call to prayer in the ears of newborns has been inaugurated at Razavi Hospital in Mashhad.

IQNA – The custodian of the Jamkaran Mosque in Iran’s holy city of Qom said more than 800 grassroots groups served people in the celebrations marking the Mid-Shaaban Eid.

IQNA – In Egypt, the Awqaf Ministry has initiated a nationwide campaign to clean and prepare mosques for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.