Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

28 Jan 2019

Dozens rescued from flooding as heavy rain shuts schools and roads in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: Heavy rainfall and sandstorms in the Kingdom have led to flooding, school closures and poor visibility, authorities said Monday as they urged people to take precautions during the bout of bad weather. Rain hit northern and western parts of Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday, while sand swept through major population areas to bog down the skyline. Schools shut in Tabuk,

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27 Jan 2019

Desert trek: Travel photographer Kyle Mijlof documents his month-long adventure in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: British author Aldous Huxley, famous for his 1932 dystopian novel “Brave New World,” once wrote: “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” For many travel photographers like South African’s Kyle Mijlof, these words are often proven true. An extensive traveler, Mijlof has visited more than 70 countries since 2010 and documented each with

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