21 Jan 2018
There has been a sharp increase in hotel occupancy in Makkah in the first phase of the Umrah season, which coincided with the mid-year school break.
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20 Jan 2018
The village of Asham tells the story of the early times of Islam, and is considered an extension to Makkah’s civilization and historical events. Convoys leaving Makkah or entering it used to pass through Asham. This village’s name has become associated with Makkah in history books, and it is today considered a historical and archaeological landmark.
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19 Jan 2018
NEW DELHI: The Muslim community in India has welcomed the Indian government’s decision to end the three-decade-old Hajj subsidy but says the Modi regime is indulging in anti-minority politics by politicizing the decision. Last week Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced the end of the Hajj subsidy. “The BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government has ended
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19 Jan 2018
Saudi Arabia allocated 5,400 pilgrimage travel permits for Kyrgyzstanis in 2018, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan said on January 18.
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18 Jan 2018
MAKKAH: A local Makkah volunteer team has signed an agreement to launch the first women’s marathon in Saudi Arabia with Al-Wehda Sports Club. Team leader Abeer Fakirah said that the first agreement of its kind was conducted at the level of the Saudi clubs between the Hur Makkah Volunteer Team and the Makkah-based Al-Wehda Sports Club. The agreement is authorized by the General
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