Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

19 May 2018

100 samples of Zamzam water tested everyday

During a meeting with Arab Group of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at its headquarters in Paris recently, KSRelief supervisor general Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah said the Kingdom’s has provided 5,212,000,000 financial contribution in the educational sector to date.

Read more

18 May 2018

$283m development projects coming up in Makkah

It is boom time for Saudi Arabia 's Makkah Province which is witnessing development of eight major projects worth more than SR1 billion ($283 million), said experts at a key investment summit held recently in Jeddah.

Read more

17 May 2018

King Salman receives guests; offers Ramadan greetings

As Saudi Arabia joined all other Gulf states and most Muslims across the world to start observing the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, more than a million Umrah pilgrims and visitors flocked to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to perform Umrah and special night prayers. The authorities have made unprecedented arrangements and elaborate preparations to offer the best ever services and facilities for the pilgrims and visitors to the Holy Mosques during the holy month, which marks the peak annual Umrah season.

Read more