Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

10 Jul 2018

PHVG prepares new mobile Haj apps

The Pakistan Haj Volunteers Group (PHVG) has prepared two mobile applications for the guidance and assistance of the pilgrims. These applications are free and can be downloaded easily.

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8 Jul 2018

King Abdulaziz International Airport adopts operation plan for Hajj season 

JEDDAH: Officials at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah held a meeting on Sunday to oversee the operational plans for this year’s Hajj season, due to begin next month.  The airport’s general director, Essam Nour, met with government sectors operating at the airport to discuss those plans, a report by Asharq al-Awsat has said. 

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8 Jul 2018

First Hajj flight on Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Hajj activities, 2018, formally on Wednesday like in previous years, while the first official Hajj flight will take off on Saturday. This year, a total of 1,27,198 pilgrims—7,198 under government management and 1,20,000 under private management—will perform Hajj from Bangladesh in Saudi Arabia.

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