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More than 1,600 Saudi Red Crescent volunteers to provide emergency services during Hajj

RIYADH: More than 1,600 Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) volunteers will provide emergency and awareness services in Makkah and Madinah during this year’s Hajj. More than 550 volunteers will provide services on the ground with emergency teams at the Grand Mosque and other holy sites in the Makkah area. Of these, 120 volunteers will be based in the Grand Mosque, 80 in Mina,

Saudi Arabia issues new link to webpage for Qatari pilgrims after Doha blocks access

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has created a new webpage for Qataris who wish to perform the pilgrimage this year. Qatari Hajj pilgrims can register their details, browse packages and pay for them at: qatar1440.haj.gov.sa The ministry called on Qatar not to block the webpage as it did previously, and said that Doha’s attempts to politicize the pilgrimage

Haj ministry opens new link for Qatari pilgrims

Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian Hajj pilgrims face rising costs and political tension

BEIRUT: Every Hajj season, Rafic Hariri International Airport is the only corridor for Lebanese, Palestinian refugees in the country and Syrians who want to perform pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Iranian pilgrim’s sight restored after surgery in Makkah’s KAMC

The government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has provided all facilities to the pilgrims to enable them to perform their Haj rites in ease and comfort. As such, several hospitals in Makkah and other holy sites have been equipped with enough manpower and latest equipment to cater to the needs of the pilgrims.