SCAT Airlines, one of the largest air carriers transporting Kazakhstan passengers to the neighboring countries and beyond for 22 successful years, started operating flights on the routes Almaty-Jeddah (on Wednesdays) and Almaty-Madinah (on Saturdays) on Boeing-757 aircraft. The flight, taking approximately 5 hours travel time, will leave every Saturday and Wednesday from the Kazakh capital.
Read more Registration of pilgrims for the Hajj will be held at registration points at the regional, city and district levels, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan reports.
Read more The minister of Hajj and Umrah, Mohammed Saleh Benten, on Sunday received the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Guinea Ali Banjura at his office in Makkah. The meeting took place to discuss preparations for the Hajj season.
Read more The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Makkah Municipality have agreed to set up safe deposit boxes on major roads leading to the Grand Mosque for the worshipers to keep their belongings which they cannot take with them inside the Haram, according to Makkah daily on Monday.
Read more The Director General for Operation and Maintenance in the Haramain High Speed Railway Eng. Rayyan Al-Harbi has announced that operation of railway trips to Makkah will resume on Wednesday, after completion of the “alternative railway route”, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Monday.
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