Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah wins big data award
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Tuesday won first place for the best agency implementing big data in the management of operations at the 17th International Operations and Maintenance Conference in the Arab countries being held in Dubai.
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Makkah deputy governor inspects Grand Mosque project
Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Badr bin Sultan presided over a meeting to discuss the latest developments related to the third expansion of the Grand Mosque, which is being carried out by 5,000 workers.
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Haramain train chugs in at new airport’s station
The train trips were suspended for about 50 days following the fire which burnt down the Jeddah railway station at Sulaimaniyah District.
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Supkem chairman Yusuf Nzibo kicked out
The official, who was elected to lead the largest Muslim organisation in the country two years ago, revealed that his suspension was driven by alleged misappropriation of Hajj funds and debt that has lasted for years.
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Ministry Backs Return of First Travel's Assets to Victims
The Ministry of Religious Affairs said the assets of First Travel should be returned to would-be pilgrims who failed to go on pilgrimage.
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Remembering the siege of Makkah
JEDDAH: In November 1979, the Middle East was already on a knife edge. For the citizens of Saudi Arabia, however, the greatest shock was yet to come. The sacrilegious storming of the Grand Mosque in Makkah by armed fanatics that month sent shockwaves through the entire Islamic world.
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’ Arab News’ multimedia project tells full story of 1979 Makkah siege
Forty years ago this week, on Nov. 20, 1979, a group of militants did the unthinkable: They seized the Grand Mosque in Makkah, taking people hostage inside in a two-week standoff with Saudi forces.
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Saudi-based Pullman Zamzam Hotel Woos Nigerian Pilgrims
In what is another testament to the importance of the Nigerian traveller, Saudi Arabia-based Pullman Zamzam, a 5-star hotel that prides itself on the quality of its premium hospitality and service through its warm Arabian welcome, last week embarked on a road show to Abuja and Lagos.
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Fraudsters already on the prowl, Oyo govt warns 2020 pilgrims
Oyo State government has warned all 2020 intending Pilgrims in the state and their coordinators to be wary of fraudsters.
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2020 Hajj: NAHCON Allocates 4,815 Seats to Katsina
The official, who was elected to lead the largest Muslim organisation in the country two years ago, revealed that his suspension was driven by alleged misappropriation of Hajj funds and debt that has lasted for years.
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Civil Defense urges caution as rains hit several regions
The Civil Defense noted that many people were availing the advent of winter with moderate climate to go out picnicking and asked them to stay away from the bottom of the valleys and the flood passes, reports in local media said.
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Lagos seek passports of dead pilgrims from NAHCON
Lagos State government has asked the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to expedite action on the retrieval of the passports of two pilgrims that died during the last hajj exercise.
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