Madinah governor reviews measures to protect visitors during Hajj
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman reviewed preventive measures to protect visitors during the upcoming Hajj season, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Precautionary measures to continue
Precautions to prevent infection by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are continuing and the measures being implemented at the ports or in the health facilities are being strengthened further and followed up regularly.
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The historic village of Asham tells the story of the early times of Islam
The archeological site of Asham is located on the ancient pilgrimage route running along the Red Sea coast from Yemen to Makkah and tells the story of the early times of Islam and is considered an extension of Makkah’s civilization and historical events.
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Mosques hold first Friday prayers since Umrah ban
Muslims performed Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah for the first time since restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus were announced by Saudi Arabia.
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‘Temporary suspension of Umrah compliant with Shariah’
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended Umrah and Ziyarah as a precautionary measure to stem the spread of this deadly epidemic [coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Grand Mosque air conditioning being purified nine times a day
The Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is carrying out cleaning of the air conditioning inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah nine times a day, and sterilizes it with ultraviolet radiation before it is sent to the relevant areas of the holy mosque through special air conditioning equipment.
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Saudi Arabia closes Grand Mosque, Prophet’s Mosque between night and morning prayers
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah will close an hour after the Isha prayer and will open an hour before the Fajr prayer.
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Area around Kaaba briefly emptied for sterilization
The immediate area surrounding Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, was emptied out earlier on Thursday as health authorities sanitized the area amid coronavirus concerns, videos and photos posted on social media showed.
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Grand Hyatt-branded hotel to open in Makkah
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Umm Alqura for development and construction of a Grand Hyatt branded hotel in the Holy City of Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi interior ministry imposes temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims from Kingdom
Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on its citizens and residents from performing the Muslim pilgrimage Umrah in Makkah to prevent the spread of coronavirus according to state news agency SPA.
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Saudi hajj ministry gets more than 3,000 phone calls since announcing umrah halt
Most of the telephone calls, 2,750, were in Arabic and 359 were in English.
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Umrah pilgrims can reschedule at no extra costs, government promises
The government has promised thousands of Indonesian Muslims, whose planned pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia have been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, to reschedule their trips at no extra costs.
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