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Hajj Ministry forks out on ‘happy meals’ for pilgrims

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Ministry has put health at the top of its menu with plans to supply more than 2.3 million hygienic meals to pilgrims. The ready-made, sterilized meals come in a range of flavors and will be provided to 15 percent of the pilgrims as part of the ministry’s health and safety program for pilgrims. Hajj Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin told Arab News that

Azerbaijani pilgrim returns a lost purse to its French owner

A pilgrim from Azerbaijan happened on a purse while he was doing tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba. He immediately took it, opened it and started making calls on the mobile number he found in the purse.

9 new babies born in holy city ahead of Haj

Providing health care to pilgrims coming from all over the world is a prime challenge. Yet Kingdom has been successfully providing health care accessibility around the clock to pilgrims over the years. Many pilgrims, especially elder ones, who come from different climatic conditions, often fall sick once they land here.

Tents for pilgrims from Qatar made ready in Mina and Arafat

Tents in Mina and Arafat have been made ready for the pilgrims from Qatar who were prevented by their government from coming to Haj.

Sudanese salesman perfects 4 languages by mixing with pilgrims

When Yasser Mohammed Samir, a Sudanese, first came to Makkah for work in a garment shop about 14 years ago, he never expected in his wildest dreams that he would be able to communicate perfectly with pilgrims in four languages.