Movie museum gives new dimension to story of Madinah
Located near the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the Qisat Al-Makan (story of the place) museum offers visitors a rich and cultural experience through 3-D movies about the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the history of the holy city.
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CCHI implements health insurance policies for Umrah pilgrims
The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) has started implementing health insurance policies for those coming to the Kingdom to perform Umrah and multipurpose visit, like tourism, work and visiting relatives.
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Garissa teacher arrested after conning pilgrims out of Sh7 million
A teacher has been arrested for allegedly conning Muslim faithful of over Sh7 million. According to police, Nuru, alias Korio, conned 20 elderly persons who were expected to perform Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca.
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An intellectual with discipline and drive
Prince Badr was appointed as deputy emir of Makkah Province and is continuing his march in facing the challenges and achieving success after success.
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Kwara approves refund of N21m to Pilgrims
The Kwara Government has approved the sum of N21 million as refund to pilgrims, who travelled with the state Muslim
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Makkah court to examine case of Turk's attempted theft of Islamic artifacts
The Public Prosecution in Makkah has referred the case of the Turkish man, who is accused of trying to steal the antiquities of the Two Holy Mosques, to the Criminal Court in Makkah.
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SAHUC Announces Date for First Accreditation List
The South African Hajj Umrah Council (SAHUC) has announced that it will release its first accreditation list for Hajj1441/2020 on 9 January.
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Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Undersecretary holds a meeting with Ethiopia’s Mufti
Undersecretary of Hajj and Umrah Ministry for Hajj Affairs, Dr. Hussain bin Nasser Al-Sharif, met on Sunday with Grand Mufti of Ethiopia Sheikh Omar Edris within the framework of early preparations for the Hajj season this year 1441H to discuss and coordinate the arrangements and services to be provided for pilgrims.
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Overall passengers satisfaction rate steady at 75%
The overall satisfaction rate of passengers satisfaction reached 75%, which is the same as last November’s ratio, revealed General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) statistics for the month of December.
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Saudi Arabia Extends Visa Policy
The Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH) announced that visitors can now use existing UK, US, and Schengen area country visas to obtain Saudi Arabia visitor visas at airport arrivals regardless of their citizenship.
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Licences of 27 travel agencies cancelled in 2019
The civil aviation and tourism ministry has cancelled licences of 27 travel agencies on charge of their alleged involvement with different types of corruption and irregularities in the past year.
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New Jeddah Airport to be fully operational in Ramadan
The new King Abdulaziz International Airport here is expected to become fully operational in the forthcoming Ramadan, the spokesman of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Ibrahim Al-Ruasa told Okaz/Saudi Gazette Saturday.
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