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Andhra govt extends financial assistance to pilgrims

The Andhra Pradesh government issued a financial order for extending financial assistance to Haj pilgrims for expenses other than travel expenditure.

Hajj charges for 2020 unchanged as gov't absorbs new $80 increment

Ghanaian Muslims planning to embark on the 2020 hajj would not have to bother about cost and rate of exchange as the Hajj Board and government announces a decision to absorb all increment.

Andhra hikes subsidy for Haj pilgrims, Christians visiting Jerusalem

Continuing the spree of welfare schemes, Andhra Pradesh's Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Tuesday enhanced the subsidy for Muslim and Christian pilgrims. The government issued orders, hiking the subsidy amount for Muslims visiting the holy places in Saudi Arabia for annual Haj pilgrimage and also for Christians going to Jerusalem and other Biblical places.

Makkah governorate, KSRelief sign deal in crisis and disaster management training

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), witnessed the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the Crisis and Disaster Management Center in Makkah Governorate and KSRelief

Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah wins big data award

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Tuesday won first place for the best agency implementing big data in the management of operations at the 17th International Operations and Maintenance Conference in the Arab countries being held in Dubai.