28 Mar 2017
MADINAH — The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that it is working on increasing the capacity of hotel beds in the prophet's city to 700,000.
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22 Mar 2017
JEDDAH — The Haramain express train will start operation in 2018, local daily Al-Madina reported on Tuesday quoting Rumaih Al-Rumaih, chairman of the Public Transport Authority and the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO).
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22 Mar 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: A tour agency was fined RM15,000 or face a jail sentence of six months by the Sessions Court here, today for running ‘umrah’ tour activities without a valid licence.
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15 Sep 2015
A new quota for the Hajj next year will allow about five million pilgrims to visit Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
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20 May 2015
JEDDAH: The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba will be conducted only once a year and will be performed during the first Hijri month of Muharram, said Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. He said the presidency has received a royal directive to this effect.Saleh Al-Shaibi, keeper of the Kaaba, said the move was aimed at ensuring the
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