10 Jan 2018
The Gulf country has expanded India’s quota after Naqvi signed a bilateral annual Haj agreement between India and Saudi Arabia with the Haj and Umrah minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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10 Jan 2018
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the National Adilla Establishment in Madina have signed the 2018 Hajj Services agreement.
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9 Jan 2018
After a gap of 23 years, the government of India is seriously making efforts to resume pilgrimage by sea route for the upcoming Haj. Minister of Haj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Benten has agreed in principle to resume ship service for this year's pilgrimage, according to India's Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
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9 Jan 2018
Many pilgrims visiting Madinah during the Umrah season in order to visit the Prophet’s Mosque and the province’s historical and Islamic sites also get to enjoy recreational programs that include land trips. Arab News joined pilgrims of different nationalities as they visited the Al-Baida Park, which is also known as Wadi Jinn (the Valley of Jinn).
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9 Jan 2018
Saudi Arabian airline, Flynas, will earn about N25 billion off the Nigerian air travel market in this year's Hajj airlifting. Saudi authorities allot a 95,000-pilgrim slot to Nigeria yearly. The implication is that of this number, Flynas alone will airlift 47,500, while Med-View Airlines Plc, Max Air, Azman Air and four others share 47,500.
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