2,810 Kano intending pilgrims cleared for 2018 hajj
A total of 2,810 Kano intending pilgrims have so far been cleared forthe 2018 hajj exercise, the Executive Secretary of the Kano StatePilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Muhammad Abba Dambatta has said.
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Nearly 6,000 Filipino Muslims to perform Hajj this year
MANILA: On Sunday, Filipino Muslims will start their pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj — a pinnacle in every Muslim’s life. Each year, two to three million people who are able to undertake the journey descend on Islam’s holiest city to deepen their faith and cleanse themselves of their sins. This year, 5,800 Muslims from the Philippines will make the trip,
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Makkah Millennium Hotel & Towers Is All Set to Welcome 15,000 Haj Pilgrims This Season
Makkah Millennium Hotel & Towers, the luxury hotel serving pilgrims coming to Makkah and located directly over the Holy Haram opposite to King Fahd Gate, is ready to welcome more than 15,000
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Haj Minister inspects Iranian pilgrims’ camp administration
This visit was part of his ministrys preparedness for the upcoming Haj season, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. He was accompanied by a number of senior officials.
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Saudi food chain Shawarmer opens 80th outlet
Innovative Foods has announced the opening of its 80th Shawarmer restaurant in Saudi Arabia with its first airport installation at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) Terminal 5.
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Harmain Train Project To Be Operational In September
Saudi Arabias biggest ever electric train project Harmain Train has reached its final phase which will be operational by September this year.
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2018 Hajj: Med-View signs airlift agreement with NAHCON
Daily Trust: Med-View Airline Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the 2018 airlift of pilgrims to Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
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Police arrest mastermind behind umrah package scam
KUANTAN, July 18 — Police have detained the mastermind behind the umrah package scam where 21 reports were lodged in Pahang last year and early this year, involving losses amounting to more than RM139,000. Head of the Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department Supt Mohd Wazir Yusof said the...
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Fast track to Hajj on Jakarta’s ‘Makkah Road’
JAKARTA: A fast-track clearance for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims — known as the “Makkah Road” — has been opened at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta airport. The initiative comes as the first groups of pilgrims left from six Indonesian cities, including the capital. Indonesian and Saudi officials, including Osama bin Mohammed Al-Shuaibi, the Kingdom’s ambassador to Indonesia, were present
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Benten inspects arrangements to receive pilgrims at Haj Terminal
Minister of Haj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Bin Taher Benten made a tour of the Unified Agents Office at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport on Tuesday to inspect the arrangements for receiving the pilgrims, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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First group of Iranian pilgrims arrives in Madinah
The first batch of Iranian pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom via Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The rest of the 85,000 plus pilgrims from the country will arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah from July 25.
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First pilgrims make journey with official launch of ‘Makkah Road’ initiative
JEDDAH: The official launch of the Makkah Road initiative in Indonesia was marked on Tuesday by the first journey of Indonesian pilgrims from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to the Holy Land. Attending from Saudi Arabia were Major General Sulaiman Al-Yahya, the director general of passports; Osama bin Mohammed Al-Shuaibi, Saudi ambassador to Indonesia; and members of the
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