30 Jan 2019
JEDDAH: The Makkah Region Development Authority is almost at the end of the manufacturing stage of 400 buses, which comes within the Makkah public transport project. The manufacturing and procurement stage is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019, while the buses will become operational by the start of 2020. This project aims to transport and serve the pilgrims and the
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30 Jan 2019
The Ministry of Religious Affairs claimed that the country’s Hajj pilgrimage cost (BPIH) is the cheapest among ASEAN countries, said the ministry’s sec-gen of Directorate General of Hajj and Umrah Providence, Ramadhan Harisman.
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30 Jan 2019
Come Friday, an Abu Dhabi resident will start an unprecedented challenge of running from the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to the Holy City of Makkah in Saudi Arabia
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29 Jan 2019
Malaysians planning to perform umrah, or mini haj, will soon get to buy packages without having to engage a travel agent. Online umrah packages will be available from March — a complete airport-to-airport package, which includes visa, transport, hotels, and umrah and “ziarah” tours.
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28 Jan 2019
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Monday claimed eliminating middlemen has ensured that Hajj pilgrimage had not become expensive despite removal of Hajj subsidy.
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