Alonto welcomes 1st batch of Filipino pilgrims
Philippines Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto, together with other Muslim personnel from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Philippine Consulate and POLO in Jeddah, welcomed the first batches of Filipino Pilgrims to this year’s Haj pilgrimage.
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Makkah deputy governor opens reception center for pilgrims in Al-Nawariyah
JEDDAH: Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah, officially opened the welcome and reception center for pilgrims in Al-Nawariyah on the Makkah-Madinah highway on Tuesday. The center was built to ease the passage of pilgrims from and to Makkah and reduce the waiting time for buses. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, approved the final designs for the
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Red Crescent prepares for Haj season
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority has intensified its preparations for this year’s Haj season. It has mobilized 2,631 personnel including doctors, specialists, administrators and technicians in Makkah and Madinah regions to serve pilgrims.
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Hajj Commission Chairman Explains Increment in Hajj Package
Ousman Jah, Chairman of the Gambia Hajj Commission, said the increment of the package for pilgrims is as a result of requirements by the Saudi Government and the increase in fuel prices.
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Despite bigger quota, more young Singaporeans are dreaming of Hajj
SINGAPORE: Although the Saudi government gave the green light to an increased number of Singaporean pilgrims for Hajj, more and more younger Singaporeans are placing the pilgrimage on their bucket list. Singapore is a multicultural nation nestled between Malaysia and Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago. About 14 percent of its 5.89 million population are Muslims, the majority
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Saudi Arabian Tourism and Heritage Authority registers 43 archaeological sites
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Tourism and Heritage Authority has registered 43 archaeological sites across the Kingdom during the section quarter of this year. Among the registered sites are 26 locations in the holy city of Makkah, including Al-Hafaira in the governorate of Al-Taif, and two archaeological sites in the governorate of Al-Jamoom, It also includes nine in the
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Saudi Ministry of Labor launches campaign to track illegal workers in Makkah, Madinah during Hajj
RIYADH: The Ministry of Labor and Social Development launched an intensive campaign to ensure that no illegal workers are employed in Makkah and Madinah during the Hajj season on a temporary basis. To execute the campaign well the department of inspection and development of work environment is taking part in preparations for the Hajj season and will make inspections to track
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162,159 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
JEDDAH: Madinah has received 162,159 Hajj pilgrims up until Sunday, according to statistics from the National Adilla Establishment, the Saudi agency in charge of coordinating pilgrims’ activities. According to the agency, 38,318 pilgrims are from Turkey, 34,965 from Indonesia, 25,267 from India, 21,585 from Pakistan and 10,518 from Afghanistan.
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Haj minister denies stopping domestic pilgrim registration
Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten has denied reports that the ministry has stopped receiving Haj applications from prospective pilgrims within the Kingdom.
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Madain Saleh: Pictured thru the writer’s eye
When he was Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir gave me an extended visa. He had two good reasons for doing that. One was professional. I am the Executive Vice President of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, where one of my missions has been to build alliances with Saudi Arabia’s excellent cancer researchers. The other was personal. As a writer and photographer, I was endlessly curious about Saudi Arabia’s people — and its landscape.
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Saudi Arabia to send sacrificial meat to Indonesia
The Saudi Government is to send meat of 17,000 sheep collected during the 2018 hajj season to Muslims in Indonedia, General Supervisor of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat, Rahimi Ahmed Rahimi, has said.
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Aiding pilgrims with digital tools
Bazlur Rahman Khan knows the peril of Hajj too well. The entire process—starting from registration to obtaining a visa to getting on a bus in Mina—is no cake walk and Rahman, a five times performer of Hajj, is well aware of it. But this time around, Rahman is a bit relaxed than before. “Smartphone…
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