Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

29 Jul 2018

Hajj security forces oversee preparations for upcoming pilgrimage season

MINA: Hajj security forces held a meeting on Sunday at their headquarters in Mina to discuss operations and preparations for the coming up pilgrimage season, set to commence in August.Commander of Hajj security forces, Major General Khaled Al-Harbi, headed the meeting which oversaw the various security tasks to be carried out in Makkah as well as other sacred pilgrimage

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29 Jul 2018

KAIA receives first Malaysian pilgrims via 'Makkah Road'

The Makkah Road Initiative was meant to fast-track travel procedures for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia through unified electronic gateways. The services provided under the initiative include issuing visas, customs and passport procedures, facilitating health requirements, baggage management, and housing arrangements in Makkah.

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28 Jul 2018

Pilgrims greeted with flowers, sweets — and health advice

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia welcomed the first of this year’s international Hajj pilgrims by air and sea on Friday. A flight carrying pilgrims from the UK city of Manchester arrived at Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport — the Kingdom’s main gateway for worshippers arriving by air — while two ships carrying pilgrims from Sudan docked at Jeddah Islamic Port. The airport

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28 Jul 2018

Northern Saudi city of Abu Ajram ready to receive Hajj pilgrims

JEDDAH: The Pilgrims’ City at Abu Ajram has completed preparations to receive and serve Hajj pilgrims, under the guidance and directives of Al-Jouf Gov. Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, with the participation of a number of government entities. The city has installed tents, lighting poles and spray pumps, and has carried out asphalt work, as well as cleaning and

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