Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

5 Jun 2018

Electric scooters for elderly, disabled pilgrims in Haram

“The rate of accidents caused by the electric scooters is hardly mentionable. Children are never allowed to use them. All scooters are given and operated under our supervision. We have a team of 168 supervisors and technicians in the mosque. We organize the movement of 700 scooters,” said Howsawi.

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5 Jun 2018

Electric scooters for elderly, disabled pilgrims in Haram

“The rate of accidents caused by the electric scooters is hardly mentionable. Children are never allowed to use them. All scooters are given and operated under our supervision. We have a team of 168 supervisors and technicians in the mosque. We organize the movement of 700 scooters,” said Howsawi.

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5 Jun 2018

Saudi Cabinet praises recent royal orders 

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman wished good luck to officials recently named to new positions in royal decrees issued early Saturday. At the government session in Makkah, the king also thanked former officials for their efforts. The Cabinet welcomed the royal orders and thanked the king for continuing to push forward the process of development in Saudi Arabia.

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5 Jun 2018

Indonesia shines a light on dishonest Umrah operators

JAKARTA:Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has revamped its supervision of Umrah tour operators and imposed a moratorium on issuing licenses to new ones as of last month.  The moratorium was imposed as a major Umrah scam case, which cost 58,682 aspiring Umrah pilgrims a combined loss of 848.70 billion rupiah ($60 million), was being heard at a court near Jakarta. 

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