27 Jul 2020
Sixteen people have been caught and fined SR10,000 ($2,666) each over the past week for illegally trying to enter the holy sites, a Saudi Public Security spokesman was quoted by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying.
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27 Jul 2020
An exceptional calm pervades the Hajj terminal of King Abdulaziz International as it is not witnessing the roar of overhead planes for the first time during a Hajj season in the last 40 years.
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27 Jul 2020
An Afghan man is using his time and Hajj savings to help poor people in his home country, following Saudi Arabia’s decision to severely restrict pilgrim numbers to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
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26 Jul 2020
Since King Abdulaziz Al-Saud established the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, the country's dedication to Islam is demonstrated by its superb maintenance and continued expansion of the Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah and other holy sites, enabling a greater number of Muslim pilgrims to perform the Hajj and Umrah (the minor pilgrimage).
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26 Jul 2020
Field hospitals, medical staff and clinics are set up and ready at the holy sites ahead of the 2020 Hajj pilgrimage.
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