Plans in place for safety of Makkah Grand Mosque visitors
MAKKAH: The General Security Aviation Command is deploying all capacities to serve pilgrims and visitors to Makkah’s Grand Mosque during the Umrah season in the holy month of Ramadan. These measures are part of a comprehensive plan in coordination with the security, health and services authorities. The command has started carrying out daily sorties in the skies over the
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Eye from the sky
The General Command of the Air Security has started air surveillance of the Grand Mosque, the city of Makkah, and its adjoining areas for the safety and security of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors who have flocked to the holy city in Ramadan.
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Prince Khaled asks all departments to coordinate efforts to serve Umrah pilgrims
Nine major parking area are readied for the use of people coming to perform Umrah during Ramadan from other cities of the Kingdom.
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Makkah Millennium Hotel shows the spirit of Ramadan
Enjoy the performance of the rituals while knowing that your children are safe at our Kids Club supervised by fine selections of professionals in children care of different ages.
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Radisson Hotel Group to double its portfolio in 3 years
The Group is set for another strong year of openings with the following set to open across MENA:
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Read all about it: 13 centuries of Islamic heritage under one roof
MAKKAH: The library of the Grand Mosque is one of the oldest in the Islamic world. It is a prominent landmark in the city, the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), and contains more than 350,000 rare books and manuscripts. The library was established during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi in 160 AH (776 CE) and is located in the neighborhood of
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Security forces fully prepared for Ramadan Umrah season
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s security forces have completed their preparations for Umrah season, as part of their efforts to provide the best possible services to pilgrims during Ramadan, allowing them to perform their rituals safely and with ease.
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10,000 employees to serve visitors to Grand Mosque in Ramadan
The head of the presidency said as many as 1,460 cupboards were assigned for people who would perform Etikaf (meditation) in the mosque during Ramadan. He estimated their number to be more than 5,000.
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Ramadan to begin Monday as Saudi moon observers say no sight of crescent
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian moon observers said that there was no sight of the Ramadan crescent on Saturday, meaning millions of Muslims around the world will begin the holy month on Monday. The Islamic world follows a lunar calendar, and the traditional moon-sighting methodology can lead to different countries declaring the start of Ramadan a day or two apart This year, Ramadan
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Haram imams call on faithful to reap fruits of Ramadan
Haram imams call on faithful to reap fruits of Ramadan
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Over 6.5 million Umrah visas issued
Over 6.5 million Umrah visas issued
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How an Arab took Makkah’s first photos
ABU DHABI: More than five decades after the world’s first photograph was produced with a camera, an army engineer ventured to the ancient city of Makkah and made history by chronicling the Muslim world’s holiest site on film for the first time. Egyptian-born Muhammad Sadiq Bey had traveled several times to western Saudi Arabia’s Hijaz region in an official capacity as
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