22 Jul 2021
It took Ibrahim Siyam seven hours to find his children who lost their way in heavy crowds during Hajj some 30 years ago, but Saudi Arabia’s use of smart cards containing pilgrims’ data for the first time during this year’s Hajj has dispelled such fears.
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22 Jul 2021
Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Thursday the success of the Hajj health plan, saying that this year’s Hajj pilgrimage was free from coronavirus and other epidemic diseases, adding that an integrated system of health facilities was put in place at the holy sites.
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22 Jul 2021
Pilgrims started leaving Makkah on the evening of Thursday, the second day of Tashreeq (Ayyam Al-Tashreeq), after completing this year’s exceptional and downsized Hajj pilgrimage.
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21 Jul 2021
Mobility impairment didn’t act as a barrier for 17 pilgrims who performed this year’s Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam. The pilgrims, who are affiliated with the Mobility Disability Association for Adults (Harkiah), performed the Hajj rituals as part of the “Empowering the Mobility Disabled to Perform Hajj" program, one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.
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21 Jul 2021
All pilgrims taking part in this year’s Hajj are in good health with none of them suffering from coronavirus or other infectious diseases, the spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdali, has said.
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