How Saudi Arabia cleans up after 2.5m Hajj pilgrims
MINA: Hajj authorities in Saudi Arabia face the daunting task of cleaning up after 2.5 million people as the holy pilgrimage comes to an end. Rubbish bins and the streets around Islam’s holiest sites overflow with empty plastic bottles and other trash during the short Hajj season. Some believe that most of the mess is caused by undocumented pilgrims – those without official
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Wheelchairs enable disabled pilgrims to perform Hajj
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New water-cooling system tested in Mina
MINA: The Mutawwify Hujjaj South Asia Establishment, along with Jsour Al Garbia trading, introduced a water-cooling system to one of their camps in Mina this year. Cold drinking water is one of the most sought-after commodities in many of Mina’s camps, and a lot of money and effort is wasted trying to transport and keep ice stocks in supply in the camps, according to spokesman
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Indian delegation oversees Haj arrangements
Indian delegation oversees Haj arrangements
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Security returns a bag containing money to US pilgrims
The Americans said they were shifting from an apartment to another in Makkah when the bag was lost.
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Al Mashaaer Metro transports over one million pilgrims in 45 hours
Al Mashaaer Metro transports over one million pilgrims in 45 hours
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Haj a resounding success, says Interior Ministry
The pilgrims on Monday began the first day of Tashriq. They continued to throw stones at the Satan, slaughter their sacrificial animals and do Tawaf Al-Ifadah at the Grand Mosque.
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Jamrat facility accommodates 300,000 pilgrims per hour
Jamrat facility accommodates 300,000 pilgrims per hour
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Doctors on unpaid mission proud to serve Hajj pilgrims
MINA: It is normal for workers to take breaks to get some rest, but it is unusual when a worker cuts their vacation short to go back to work of their own volition. Two Saudi consultants did just that in order to provide medical services at Makkah’s holy sites. Dr. Ahmed Al-Katheeri, a consultant at the Jeddah-based King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, and Dr. Alaa Al-Hazmi, a
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Britons pedal from London to Makkah to perform Hajj, raise funds for charity
MINA: As if the trials of the Hajj weren’t physically taxing enough, one brave group of cyclists from London decided to cycle their way to the city of Makkah to perform the pilgrimage, pushing themselves to their limit to make the journey. Led by Tahir Akhtar, the “Tour de Hajj” team not only managed to complete their ride to Makkah to make it in time, but also managed to pass
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Saudi Arabia praised for successful Hajj season
MINA: King Salman received a phone call from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulating him on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Erdogan also lauded the success of Saudia Arabia’s Hajj plans, praising the efforts under the king’s leadership to facilitate the annual pilgrimage for millions of Muslims. King Salman said the Kingdom would do
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8 births recorded in holy places during Hajj 2019
MINA: Hospitals in Makkah and the holy places in Mina and Arafat recorded eight births while the Hajj pilgrimage was in progress, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. A ministry report carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the Makkah Maternity and Children Hospital registered 5 births, two in Arafat and one in Mina. The babies born in Arafat were delivered by
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