8 Oct 2018
JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, inaugurated the Hajj workshop on Monday. The aim of the workshop is to prepare for the next Hajj season. Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Bentin, Undersecretary for Makkah region Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al-Faleh and a number of directors of government and private sector
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6 Oct 2018
JEDDAH: The final round of the King Abdulaziz international competition for memorizing, reciting, and interpreting the Qur’an got underway on Saturday. Judges listened to 10 finalists during the morning session and 13 during the evening session. The award ceremony of the competition will take place on Wednesday. The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs said the competition
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6 Oct 2018
JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 282,124, of which 96,038 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry. There are 87,232 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 65,967 in Makkah and 21,265 in Madinah. Most pilgrims — 89,990 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 6,048 entered by land. None arrived by
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5 Oct 2018
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4 Oct 2018
JEDDAH: Passenger services on the new Haramain High-Speed Railway will begin on Thursday, the Saudi Public Transport Authority (PTA) said. Trains will run between Makkah and Madinah, with some making stops in and Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). “The trains will operate four days a week from Thursday to Sunday,” said PTA Chairman Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed
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