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Plan in place to distribute Zamzam water to pilgrims

JEDDAH: The United Office of Zamazemah in Makkah has prepared an operational plan to distribute Zamzam water to pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season. The plan comprises three programs, said the office’s spokesperson. The first will focus on distributing 3.336 million 200-ml bottles at the guidance centers on the Makkah-Jeddah and Makkah-Madinah highways. The second program

Zubaida Trail, a historic landmark and ancient international road to Makkah

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is rich with a large number of historic trails the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula traveled along before and after Islam. However, Zubaida Trail remains one of its most famous trails because of its monuments that are still found today. This has earned its registration in the UNESCO World Heritage List, among 10 sites the Saudi Commission for Tourism

Saudi Arabia readies 18,400 sophisticated transport buses for Hajj

Saudi Arabiarsquo;s General Union of Motor Vehicles has prepared an integrated plan to transport more than 1.8 million pilgrims by 18,400 buses

Hajj Pilgrimage Vaccination Requirements Updated by CDC — Precision Vaccinations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have updated their Watch, Level 1 Travel Alert for those participating in the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Hajj, which is from about August 19 to August 24, 2018, is one of the world’s largest mass gatherings each year.

Hajj 2018: Two Pakistanis co-develop app to locate people lost in Makkah

JEDDAH: Fuelled by caffeine, pizza and adrenaline, sleep-deprived programmers in a marathon Saudi contest this week explored high-tech solutions to prevent a repeat of past calamities in the annual hajj pilgrimage.