Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

24 Jul 2018

Alonto welcomes 1st batch of Filipino pilgrims

Philippines Ambassador Adnan V. Alonto, together with other Muslim personnel from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Philippine Consulate and POLO in Jeddah, welcomed the first batches of Filipino Pilgrims to this year’s Haj pilgrimage.

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24 Jul 2018

Makkah deputy governor opens reception center for pilgrims in Al-Nawariyah

JEDDAH: Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah, officially opened the welcome and reception center for pilgrims in Al-Nawariyah on the Makkah-Madinah highway on Tuesday. The center was built to ease the passage of pilgrims from and to Makkah and reduce the waiting time for buses. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, approved the final designs for the

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24 Jul 2018

Red Crescent prepares for Haj season

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority has intensified its preparations for this year’s Haj season. It has mobilized 2,631 personnel including doctors, specialists, administrators and technicians in Makkah and Madinah regions to serve pilgrims.

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23 Jul 2018

Despite bigger quota, more young Singaporeans are dreaming of Hajj

SINGAPORE: Although the Saudi government gave the green light to an increased number of Singaporean pilgrims for Hajj, more and more younger Singaporeans are placing the pilgrimage on their bucket list. Singapore is a multicultural nation nestled between Malaysia and Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago. About 14 percent of its 5.89 million population are Muslims, the majority

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