25 Feb 2019
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony will start receiving Hajj applications under the government scheme from Monday, February 25.
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24 Feb 2019
JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year by Saudi Arabia has reached more than 4.1 million. According to data provided by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the total figure for approved visas stands at 4,116,827, of which 3,672,648 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom. There are 439,785 pilgrims still in the country, with 302,263 of them in Makkah and 137,522 in
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24 Feb 2019
Pilgrims can obtain Zamzam water from filling station in Kudai in Makkah, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah.
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24 Feb 2019
Having been bombarded with complaints, Congress MLA Amin Patel has approached Union minister of minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to act against unregistered and unauthorized tour operators duping Haj and Umrah pilgrims.
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23 Feb 2019
CAIRO: The Egyptian Red Sea Ports Authority has announced the re-opening of the Port Tawfiq-Jeddah navigation line between Egypt and Saudi Arabia after a 14-year hiatus. Prior to 2006, Port Tawfiq was a private maritime port for travelers between Suez and Jeddah. The line was suspended in that year, however, after the sinking of the ferry Al-Salam Boccaccio 98. About 1,000
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