27 Jul 2018
JEDDAH: The director general of passports, Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya, on Friday visited the Hajj halls at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah to see how fast passport staff were completing their work.
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27 Jul 2018
JEDDAH: An updated version of the Manasikana application has been launched, offering improved services on smart devices to help pilgrims and visitors during their journeys of faith to the holy sites.
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27 Jul 2018
Sheikh Khalid Al-Ghamdi has been an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since 2008. Al-Ghamdi was born in Makkah, and completed memorizing the Qur’an under the supervision of a Pakistani cleric in Makkah at the age of 16. He completed his schooling in Makkah, and continued his education at Umm Al-Qura University with a bachelor’s degree in Dawah, a master’s degree in Recitation
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27 Jul 2018
Foreign & Commonwealth Office has tips on how to prepare and how it can help during pilgrimage to Mecca
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27 Jul 2018
The Passport General Department of Saudi Arabia stated that it is illegal for pilgrims to travel without Haj permits. Violators will face SRD50,000 (approximately Dh49,000) and six months imprisonment. Residents breaking the law will face deported, according to Al Madina.
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