Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

24 Aug 2018

Humanitarian body praises Hajj crowd management

JEDDAH: A leading humanitarian organization has praised the Kingdom’s management of crowds during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage when nearly 2.4 million pilgrims are believed to have taken part in rituals. The secretary-general of the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO), Dr. Saleh Al-Suhaibani, said the Kingdom’s leaders have shown the most beautiful humanitarian

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23 Aug 2018

SGS ready for post Haj operation

After discussing the readiness for post Haj operation (Phase-2) with different departments, Najjar showed his satisfaction and said that for phase-2, with coordination of GACA and other government departments, SGS team is ready to serve the guests of Allah according to the vision of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques.

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23 Aug 2018

66 Red Crescent teams in action

As many as 66 teams have been deployed in Makkah and at the holy sites. More than 20 emergency teams were deployed on Thursday around the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the wake of the growing number of pilgrims headed to the holy mosque to perform the farewell tawaf, the last ritual of the annual pilgrimage.

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23 Aug 2018

Rotten meat destroyed in Makkah

The raids resulted in seizure and destruction of rotten meat of 418 heads of sheep that were found unfit for human consumption. Three illegal slaughterhouses were shut down and 233 enclosures for sheep were dismantled.

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