Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

7 Jan 2019

7 free minutes before parking tickets

If a motorist leaves the vehicle in the parking area for more than seven minutes without paying, he or she will be fined accordingly. According to Makkah daily, an employee making rounds in the parking areas will photograph the plate numbers of vehicles parked without paying. If the car remained in the same parking slot without paying after seven minutes, the driver will be fined immediately.

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6 Jan 2019

Agreement signed to boost technical services at the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque on Sunday signed a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to upgrade technical and digital services at the mosques. The signing ceremony was attended by the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Dr.

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6 Jan 2019

Jabal Omar to establish Islamic museum in Makkah

Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), a real estate developer in the Kingdom, and Samaya Investment Company have signed an agreement to rent a commercial space for establishing an Islamic and cultural museum. The agreement was signed by JODC’s CEO Yasser bin Faisal Al-Sharif and Samaya Investment’s CEO Fawaz bin Abdullah Al-Mehrej.

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