Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

31 Jul 2018

36-hour Haj hackathon begins tomorrow

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Saudi Arabia will launch the largest hackathon in the Middle East to attract leading programmers from around the world to create innovative ideas to enrich and enhance the Haj experience.

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30 Jul 2018

Hajj is for worship only, not politics – Middle East Monitor

Saudi Information Minister Awwad Bin Saleh Alawwad said there is no room for politics in pilgrimage which is for worship and sanctification.

This came during a meeting between the Saudi minister and a media delegation from several Arab, African and Asian countries at his office in Jeddah to discuss the Hajj arrangements for this year (1438 AH, 2018).

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