28 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Officials from Singapore and Tunisia recently met with Saudi officials in Makkah. Mohammed Bentin, Hajj and Umrah minister, hosted Masagos Zlkifli, Singapore’s environment and water minister, and Ahmed Aazzoum, Tunisia’s Islamic affairs minister, during separate meetings on Thursday. Sidiki Diakite, Ivory Coast’s interior minister, had also visited Makkah as part of a
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28 Dec 2018
Pakistan tops the number of pilgrims with 558,139 while Indonesia and India came next to it with 362,038 and 267,318 respectively. Malaysia, which sent 127,385 pilgrims, came fourth and it was followed by Yemen with 99,588 pilgrims, the ministry said. The ten countries which sent the largest number of Umrah pilgrims also include Algeria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh.
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28 Dec 2018
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Benten received Thursday the Minister of Interior and Security of Cote d'Ivoire Sidiki Diakite and his accompanying delegation.
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27 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Ivory Coast Minister of Interior and Security Sidiki Diakite has praised Saudi Arabia’s efforts to serve pilgrims during a visit to Makkah. Diakite was part of an Ivory Coast delegation welcomed by Hajj and Umrah Minister Dr. Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Bentin. During the meeting, the ministers reviewed relations between the two countries, and discussed issues relating to
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27 Dec 2018
Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and State Minister for Municipal Affairs Fahad Al-Shu’ala has unveiled his intention to support citizens with limited income in performing Hajj by regulating prices, reports Al-Qabas daily.
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