4 Jan 2018
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) says it will be releasing the first hajj accreditation list for 2018 on the 15th of January.
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2 Jan 2018
Residents of Al-Azhari district in Madinah have complained about a deep hole created by a landslide about seven months ago. They urged the authorities to take immediate measures to fill the hole in order to save people's lives, especially of children.
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1 Jan 2018
The Zamzam well restoration work will be completed before the beginning of Ramadan this year, the Makkah Emirate said on its Twitter account. A total of 36% work has been completed.
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1 Jan 2018
Dr. Nabil Al-Amoudi, minister of transport and chairman of Saudi Railway Organization and Saudi Railways Company (SAR), on Sunday took the first 450km full journey of the high-speed Haramain train. The non-stop journey went from Madinah station to Makkah station to examine the readiness of the project before commercial operation of the service.
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30 Dec 2017
Worshippers and pilgrims have been advised against getting carried away by means of taking pictures and selfies inside Makkah's Grand Mosque as well as in the Prophet's mosque.
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