{"id":92997,"date":"2026-10-15T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92997"},"modified":"2026-10-15T01:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:06:00","slug":"singaporeans-advised-to-consider-postponing-umrah-pilgrimages-amid-saudi-arabia-security-risks-muis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=92997","title":{"rendered":"Singaporeans advised to consider postponing Umrah pilgrimages amid Saudi Arabia security risks: MUIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MUIS said it is encouraging Umrah travel agents to assist those with existing bookings with clear information and, where possible, flexible arrangements for postponing or rescheduling their planned trips.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We recognise that pilgrims may face financial implications through no fault of their own, and urge operators to handle such cases with care, fairness and understanding,&#8221; MUIS added.<\/p>\n<p>MUIS advised Singaporeans who are currently in Saudi Arabia to remain calm, follow the advice of local authorities and MFA, and stay in contact with their travel operators and airlines.<\/p>\n<p>It added that it will continue to mointor developments closely and coordinate with releavent government agencies to provide updates where necessary,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We appreciate the community&#8217;s patience and understanding, and encourage pilgrims and their families to remain guided by official advisories as the situation evolves,&#8221; the council said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We share the hopes of our pilgrims and their families that safety in the region will improve soon. We pray for their safety and well-being, and that they will be able to fulfil their intention to perform Umrah safely and with peace of mind when circumstances permit,&#8221; MUIS added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/muis-advice-postpone-umrah-pilgrimage-saudi-arabia-6457621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUIS said it is encouraging Umrah travel agents to assist those with existing bookings with clear information and, where possible, flexible arrangements for postponing or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--PjQAYFy0--\/c_crop,h_540,w_960,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/exterior-of-muis-building.jpg?itok=RAiGCcsB","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12816,11598,16383,31686,31684,1124,4677,1890,418,31685],"class_list":["post-92997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-advised","tag-arabia","tag-muis","tag-pilgrimages","tag-postponing","tag-risks","tag-saudi","tag-security","tag-singaporeans","tag-umrah","wpcat-2-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}