17 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: Tears of joy and complex feelings flowed as 1,000 pilgrims — families of the martyrs and wounded men of the Egyptian army and police — arrived as guests of the King Salman for the Hajj and Umrah Program 2018. The pilgrims were given roses and Zamzam water as well as the keys to their rooms at their residence in Makkah.
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17 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: The total number of employees providing ICT services for this year’s Hajj was 7,411, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) data. The 24/7 services are supervised by the Communications and Information Technology Commission in accordance with authorized service providers. The number of branch offices of telecom services reached 69 offices in Makkah
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17 Aug 2018
The Ministry of Health announced that there are no epidemic cases reported among the pilgrims and the overall health condition of the pilgrims is satisfactory. All the hospitals and health centers in Makkah and the holy sites have geared up to provide the best possible health services for the pilgrims. Those who have so far received vaccination and other preventive services from the ministry’s outlets reached 16,47,351 pilgrims. The ministry has equipped all its nine laboratories and eight blood banks at the holy sites in addition to 100 ambulances to serve the pilgrims.
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17 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: More than 800 foreign media workers will cover the Hajj rituals, Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad, Saudi minister of media, has announced. In addition, facilities have been provided for 151 media institutions and 27 international networks, while six official broadcasts and broadcasts in 10 languages will provide news bulletins and daily programs on Hajj. Al-Awwad thanked
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17 Aug 2018
By Ali Abdelaty CAIRO (Reuters) - Mahmoud Aouni has always wanted to make the haj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia,
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