Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

28 Apr 2018

Youth call for issuing licenses for food trucks in Makkah

Al-Lihaibi said although they have provided all documents needed, including health cards, yet they still hear from the municipality for two years now that the issue is still under study. “Sometimes the municipality allows us to work in streets but soon representatives from regional municipalities ask us to close down the business because we do not have a license. This, of course, results in losses but we wait for another round because we are passionate about our work.”

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25 Apr 2018

Education, Haj among 10 sectors set to be privatized

The privatization program announced by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) on Tuesday will focus on 10 government sectors, according to the CEO and board member of the National Center for Privatization and Public–Private Partnership (NCP) Turki A. Al Hokail.

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25 Apr 2018

2m Umrah pilgrims expected in Ramadan

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah has completed all its preparations to receive about two million people from various parrots of the world who will come to the Kingdom to perform Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan (tentatively to begin May 16), according to Essam Nur, director general of the airport.

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