“For the first time, a total of 1,171 women pilgrims, who came without a male Mahram (blood relative), performed Haj this year. A separate branch office and dispensary manned by lady officials have also been set up to provide assistance to them,” he said.
Read more On Wednesday, the first of the three Tashriq days, more than 2.3 million pilgrims continued to throw stones at the Satan replica and proceeding from the Jamarat area to the Grand Mosque in Makkah to do tawaf Al-Ifada.
Read more Col. Salim Al-Subaie, assistant commander of the Masher train and stations in Mina, said the security of the establishments has started on Monday, Dhul Hijja 9 ( August 20) and will continue until Friday which is the third and final Tashriq day.
Read more JEDDAH: A team of volunteers from the Council of British Hajjis is working in Saudi Arabia to help and support pilgrims from the UK. In addition to general assistance, they can arrange medical treatment and are offering general health advice. Rashid Mogradia, the CEO and founder of the council, which is Britain’s national Hajj charity, praised the improvements made by Saudi
Read more MINA: The General Security Aviation Command has increased the number of daily sorties over the holy sites during this year’s Hajj. Assistant commander of the General Security Aviation Command. Col. Mizali Abdullah Abed Al-Wahab, said the missions are being implemented, including controlling the filtration points to prevent illegal pilgrims from entering the holy sites, along
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