8 Aug 2017
The Kingdom, like other countries in the region, experienced a partial lunar eclipse that lasted for about two hours on Monday night.
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8 Aug 2017
The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has installed electronic signboards in five different languages in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
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8 Aug 2017
The Ministry of Health has set up an advanced sunstroke prevention center in Mina with 216 beds and 208-water-spray cooling fans as part of its efforts to treat pilgrims hit by sweltering sun during this Haj season and safeguard their health.
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7 Aug 2017
A five-stage campaign begins on Monday to highlight that “Hajj is a message of peace.” It is the 10th year of the “Hajj is Worship and Civilized Behavior” campaign, launched by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman, Prince of Makkah Region and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee.
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7 Aug 2017
As many as 222,444 pilgrims have assembled in Madinah until Saturday, the Private Establishment of Guides said in a statistical report on Sunday. The report said 26,931 pilgrims have arrived by air via Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport and 1,823 by land.
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