Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

2 Aug 2019

Helping Gazans fulfil Hajj dream

JERUSALEM: Omar Mohammad Raboun has been trying to perform the Hajj pilgrimage for 10 years. This year his name and that of his wife, Amira, popped up when the Palestinian Ministry of Islamic Waqf chose them in the lottery for Gazans to participate.  Omar, 69, is a retired employee of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and told Arab News that he could not wait to visit

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2 Aug 2019

Malaysian Hajj pilgrims make most of Makkah Route

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Hajj pilgrims traveling to Saudi Arabia via Kuala Lumpur International Airport as part of the Makkah Route initiative are spending only 10 minutes at both Malaysian and Saudi immigration counters before boarding.

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