18 Jul 2018
Minister of Haj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Bin Taher Benten made a tour of the Unified Agents Office at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport on Tuesday to inspect the arrangements for receiving the pilgrims, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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17 Jul 2018
JEDDAH: The official launch of the Makkah Road initiative in Indonesia was marked on Tuesday by the first journey of Indonesian pilgrims from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to the Holy Land. Attending from Saudi Arabia were Major General Sulaiman Al-Yahya, the director general of passports; Osama bin Mohammed Al-Shuaibi, Saudi ambassador to Indonesia; and members of the
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17 Jul 2018
The Haji Muhammad Ayub Seoharvi Welfare Organization will be distributing 50,000 prayer mats and an equal number of scent bottles among pilgrims during this year’s Haj season. Besides, the Jeddah-based organization will also provide necessary assistance to the needy and aged pilgrims, senior official of the organization Bahjat Ayub Zinjani (Najmi) said here in a press release.
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17 Jul 2018
More than 1.14 million heads of sheep will be imported shortly to meet the sacrificial requirements of pilgrims who come for Haj this year, said Dr. Omar Al-Faqeeh, director general of the Environment, Water and Agriculture Ministry’s branch office in the Makkah province.
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17 Jul 2018
JEDDAH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques started implementing its plan for the pilgrimage season this year, which lasts for two months from the beginning of the current Dhul Qadah month until the end of Dhu Al-Hijjah. Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, said the presidency was keen to prepare early for the season this year.
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