Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

8 Mar 2019

Two Holy Mosques chief appoints 4 new officials

MAKKAH: Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, has made several new appointments to the organization’s public administration directorates. Abdulrahman bin Saad Al-Shehri will lead the General Directorate of Scientific and Intellectual Affairs, and Bader bin Abdullah Al-Fereih is now director for guidance

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7 Mar 2019

50 research papers up for presentation in Madinah scientific forum

JEDDAH: Madinah’s governor, Prince Faisal bin Salman, opened the Scientific Forum of Hajj, Umrah and Visit Research at the Grand Hall of Taibah University on Thursday.  In its 19th edition, the forum is organized by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute of Hajj and Umrah Research at Umm Al-Qura University, in partnership with Taibah University.  More than 30

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5 Mar 2019

Airport passenger satisfaction grows in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Passenger satisfaction rose last month by 1 percent at Saudi Arabia’s international airports, up from 73 percent in January, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Tuesday. GACA surveyed 400,000 passengers in February at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport in

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