16 Aug 2017
Women working in Tawafah are continuing their ancestors’ profession dating back more than eight centuries. Their main task is to serve and care for pilgrims in Makkah from arrival until departure.
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16 Aug 2017
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS), the leading national provider of ground services to the aviation sector in the Kingdom, has agreed with the Assembly of Disability for Adults (Harakia), to facilitate the travel process of pilgrims with special needs during Harakia Haj campaign.
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16 Aug 2017
The Mashaer train will transport more than 350,000 pilgrims between Makkah and the holy sites in seven days, Deputy Emir of Makkah Prince Abdullah Bin Bandar was told during an inspection visit to the project’s site on Monday.
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15 Aug 2017
The Hajj Security Forces, which are assigned to regulate the entry of pilgrims into Makkah and the holy sites, have turned away more than 95,000 people for failing to carry authorized Hajj permits.
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15 Aug 2017
Saudi Arabia is set to restart work on one of the world’s largest hotel projects, the $3.5bn Abraj Kudai in Makkah, where a financial squeeze halted construction in 2015.
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