14 Dec 2017
The ministry of awqaf and Islamic affairs yesterday issued a directive to all Kuwait hajj convoy owners, reminding them of a recent Saudi decision number banning all types of photography within the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
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14 Dec 2017
The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has denied reports about the discovery of a new spring associated with the Zamzam Well, Makkah daily reported.
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13 Dec 2017
KUALA LUMPUR – Permanent status civil servants can apply for maximum seven days unrecorded leave to perform ‘Umrah’, effective Jan 1 next year.
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13 Dec 2017
The Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has been in the news recently warning intending pilgrims on the deadline for the payment of Hajj 2018 exercise; that the Commission, in line with the ‘new Hajj Calendar of Events, has consecrated May 2018 as the date in which all ‘payments and arrangements must be concluded’ for the Hajj operations.
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12 Dec 2017
A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum makes visitors feel like they have traveled to the holy city of Mecca — a destination that is forbidden to non-Muslims. A Saudi photographer spent years documenting the construction boom that has recently transformed the city, and his show “Ahmed Mater: Mecca Journeys” uses enormous images to capture that transformation.
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