6 Aug 2018
JEDDAH, 4th August, 2018 (WAM) -- A total of 662,051 foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia until yesterday, a six percent increase of 39,714 Hajj from the corresponding period last year, according to the Saudi General Directorate of Passports.
Of this number, 647,087 arrived by air, 7,969 by land, and 6,995 by sea, according to the Directorate's statistics.
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5 Aug 2018
“My wife and Mohammad were flying over from Port Sudan and I had to stay at home to attend a family wedding and take care of my daughter Lina, who was only a few years old at the time. I heard about the devastating news. However, after long hours of silence one of the workers who was clearing the crash area heard an infant crying,” said the father.
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5 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: A delegation from the Union of Teachers of Arabic Language in Indonesia visited the Islamic University in Madinah on Friday to learn about the university’s experience and knowledge of education for Muslim children from all over the world. The delegation met Dr. Mahmoud Qadah, the university’s vice president for International Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange, who said
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5 Aug 2018
In the UAE, Abu Dhabi enjoyed the highest increase in occupancy percentage points within the region with 8.9% points, as well as the highest occupancy rate, which grew from 67.7% in May 2017 to 76.6% in May 2018. While the capital’s ADR decreased by 11.8% from $101 in May 2017 to $89 in May 2018, the city maintained its RevPAR of $68 from last year.
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5 Aug 2018
The Health Monitoring Center of the Directorate of Health Affairs in Najran region at the checkpoint is conducting medical check up, giving vaccination, medicines and providing the needed health care to the pilgrims. They were also given health bulletin flyers about preventive health practices during Haj.
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