Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

11 Jul 2021

Makkah emir hands over kiswa to senior keeper of Kaaba

The President of the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais said that the handing over of the kiswa is a representation of the leadership's great attention and care for the Holy Kaaba.

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8 Jul 2021

Health escort for every 20 pilgrims in Hajj 2021

Saudi Arabia will designate a health escort for every 20 pilgrims in the annual Hajj season due later this month, according to a Saudi official, as the kingdom has ramped up efforts for organising the Muslim pilgrimage curtailed due to COVID-19.

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8 Jul 2021

52 illegal pilgrims arrested

Brig. Gen. Sami Al-Shuwairekh, the spokesman of the Hajj Security Forces Command, said that 52 pilgrims were caught while trying to enter Makkah without a Hajj permit.

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