How the Haj Committee of India Managed Applications During COVID-19
Moving the application process online proved very useful, as refunding people’s fees after the pilgrimage was cancelled was much easier.
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Madinah governor opens water treatment project
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday opened a water treatment project to improve the irrigation sector in the Madinah region. The Saudi Irrigation Organization is working to manage, operate and boost the region’s agricultural sector.
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Resumption of Haramain Train services put off until further notice
The resumption of Haramain High-Speed Train services between Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City of Rabigh has been postponed until further notice, according to the Train Project sources.
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Malaysian envoy in Jeddah cautions Muslims against umrah deals from Oct, says Saudi yet to reopen doors to pilgrims
The Saudi Arabian government has yet to allow Muslims to perform their pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, a senior Malaysian diplomat in the Middle Eastern country clarified.
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Saudi Arabia Extends Ban on International Flights Till Sep 29 – Research Snipers
Saudi Arabia has extended the ban on international flight operations in the Kingdom. The country issued a NOTAM, in which it informed that all the flights flying over Saudi Arabia were also not permitted.
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65.8% of Kingdom’s hotels located in Makkah region
The Makkah region hosts 65.8 percent of the total number of hotels operating in the Kingdom. The number of hotels of various categories in the Kingdom reached 2,621 in 2019, registering an increase of nine percent, according to the latest data received from the Ministry of Tourism and its Tourism Information Research (MAS) Center.
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Pilgrims decline refund of Hajj fare, hope for 2021
The Chairman, CEO, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zhikrullah Hassan has said more than 90 per cent of the 2020 intending pilgrims have declined the refund of their hajj fare.
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Do You Know These Facts About Masjid-e Nabawi?
The total area of the Masjid including the courtyard is now 2,35,000 sq mt or 59 acres and the masjid is spread over 82,000 sq mt or 20.26 acres. Every year millions of Muslims from across the world visit the Holy Mosque in Madina, popularly known as Masjid-e Nabawi.
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Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold
Religious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains a huge industry.
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Umrah pilgrimage to be resumed soon after finalizing preventive guidelines
Saudi Ambassador in Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al- Malki Wednesday said that the Umrah pilgrimage would be resumed soon after finalization
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Indonesia prepares 3 scenarios for haj amid pandemic
Indonesia has decided to cancel haj departures this year, initially scheduled for June 26, as Saudi Arabia’s indefinite postponement of haj and umrah (minor haj) did not give enough time for the government to prepare health protocols for the journey.
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Makkah Deputy Governor discusses expansion works at Grand Mosque
The meeting reviewed carpentry works, expansion of the building, the northern bridges and squares, and the ring road
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