Last Friday prayer for Hijri year 1441 performed at Prophet’s Mosque
Worshippers in Madinah performed the last Friday prayer for this Hijri year at the Prophet’s Mosque. They headed to the mosque early in the morning to perform their prayers while abiding by regulations and instructions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining distance from others and wearing a face mask.
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Saudi Arabia successfully achieves zero coronavirus cases after curtailed Hajj
The Kingdom witnessed an unprecedented pilgrimage in 2020, with the curtailment of Hajj meaning that permits were granted to only thousands of pilgrims from inside the Kingdom.
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Holy Ka'ba maintenance completed
Authorities have completed periodic maintenance works of the Holy Ka'ba, director of the operation and maintenance wing of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has said.
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Hejaz Railway Museum in western Saudi Arabia
Located just outside Hegra is Hejaz Railway Museum, which showcases part of the Hejaz Railway network that once ran through the Hejaz, or western Saudi Arabia.
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New fire at Sulaymaniyah Haramain Train station
The Civil Defense teams were battling to put out a blaze that broke out inside the courtyard of the Haramain High-Speed Train station in Sulaymaniyah district on Thursday evening.
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Covid-19: Malaysia ready to allow umrah, says religious affairs minister
There is no problem to allow Malaysian pilgrims to perform the minor haj (umrah) but it depends on the current Covid-19 situation in the country, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said.
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YORK’s sustainable cooling solutions in Grand Mosque
HVAC company Al-Salem Johnson Controls (YORK), which operates the “Ajyad” and “Al-Shamiya” cooling stations located in Makkah’s Grand Mosque, ensured that pilgrims performing the Hajj rituals this year did so in a cool and pleasant atmosphere inside Al-Haram.
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Pilgrims to quarantine for 14 days after Hajj
Pilgrims who took part in this year’s Hajj must continue wearing electronic tags so authorities can track their 14-day quarantine once they return home.
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Muslim pilgrims leave Makkah after Hajj
Muslim pilgrims started leaving Makkah on Monday at the end of this year’s Hajj season. The worshippers performed their final circling of the Kaaba on Sunday as part of this year’s curtailed pilgrimage.
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Ministry to start Hajj evaluation and preparations for Umrah soon
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will assess the experience it gained in organizing this year’s exceptional Hajj within two weeks and will try to benefit from lessons it learned.
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Front line coronavirus workers reflect on an emotional Hajj journey
Two medical professionals share their thoughts on an extraordinary Hajj
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‘Hajj experience was beyond our expectations’
For Japanese pilgrims, Zineb el Farissi and her husband Yasser el Farissi, Hajj 2020 was something very unique and special. “The whole Hajj experience was beyond expectation. Applying for Hajj this year amid the pandemic was special indeed.”
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