Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

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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4 Mar 2019

Haj symposium starts tomorrow

Mazen Al-Shamrani, undersecretary of the institute, said the symposium will have six sessions over two days and will discuss the scientific, administrative, engineering, environmental, health and technical aspects related to the Haj and Umrah, and religious visit to the holy city of Madinah.

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3 Mar 2019

Shaza Al Madina Hotel hosts college students

Shaza Al Madina embodies the very essence of the Shaza brand, which is renowned throughout the Middle East for offering true Arabian hospitality inspired by the legendary caravanserais stationed along the fabled Silk Route of bygone days.

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3 Mar 2019

800 Palestinians allowed to exit Gaza to perform Umrah

GAZA CITY: Some 800 Palestinians crossed Sunday from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on the initial stage of a minor pilgrimage to Makkah known as the “Umrah,” the first time since 2014 Egyptian authorities have granted visas for such a trip. The pilgrims left at around dawn and were to be met by buses on the Egyptian side to bring them to Cairo’s airport, from where they would fly

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