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Hajj Expo 2023 draws record 60,000 visitors

The recently concluded second edition of the Hajj Expo 2023 Hajj and Umrah Services Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia drew a record 60,000 visitors from around the world.

SAR qualifies 32 Saudi women to drive Haramain Express Train

The Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR), through the Saudi Railway Polytechnic, qualified 32 women to drive the Haramain Express Train. They started work after being trained by experts at SRP over 12 months.

Sawaher portal to be launched soon for security control at Makkah entrances

The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites CEO Eng. Saleh Bin Ibrahim Al-Rasheed said that the commission is working on developing more than 30 new neighborhoods in Makkah to show it in its modern form.

100 million worshippers at Grand Mosque in less than six months

Mecca’s Grand Mosque has seen over 100 million worshipers since the start of the new Hijri year (1444), which started on July 30, 2022, with around 1.193 million worshipers praying at the Hijr Ismail, local media reported.

PAN Politician Considers Proposed Hike in 2023 Hajj Costs Too High

The National Mandate Party (PAN) faction of the House of Representatives (DPR) urged the Ministry of Religious Affairs to reconsider the proposal to increase the 2023 pilgrimage costs. The faction chairman Saleh Partaonan Daulay assessed that the hike reaching almost Rp30 million would burden would-be pilgrims.