More than 7,000 teams to serve pilgrims during Hajj 2019
MAKKAH: The operational plan of the General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is being implemented by 7,720 teams to serve pilgrims during this year’s Hajj season. The agency’s teams are providing their services in all aspects of the plan. These include service, engineering, technical, technological, cultural, information, social aspects and oversight
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Sheep prices up by 50%, likely to increase further
The traders said the price per head of Al-Harri (local Saudi sheep) ranges between SR1,000 and SR1,500 while the Sawakni (Sudanese) is between SR500 and SR800 and the Baladi (sheep born and raised up in the Kingdom) is between SR800 and SR1,200.
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Jeddah governor welcomes scouts for Hajj
Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majid welcomed Director General of Jeddah Education Saddig Khojah on Tuesday, along with a number of scouts assisting pilgrims during this year’s Hajj. During their meeting, the prince praised the work of boy scouts in the service of pilgrims. He highlighted the honor brought by serving all pilgrims from different countries of the Islamic world.
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Adahi's ‘Giant Refrigerator’ to accommodate a million sheep
A 'Giant Refrigerator' project is set to be launched that can accommodate more than one million heads of sheep and cattle. It has an automatic control system according to the highest safety standards. The meat will be distributed to eligible people around the world starting with the poor around the Grand Mosque.
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Australian envoy lauds services provided to pilgrims
RIYADH: The Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ridwaan Jadwat has praised the services provided by the Kingdom to serve pilgrims, and its keenness to deliver facilities that contribute to their comfort. He also commended the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for enabling pilgrims to perform their rituals in a convenient and secure manner. This praise followed Jadwat meeting with
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Saudi Arabia trains 500 officers to greet pilgrims
RIYADH: Hundreds of Saudi passport control students are being given special language training as part of efforts to improve communication with pilgrims traveling to the Kingdom. The Saudi General Directorate of Passports currently has 500 trainees on learning schemes covering more than 10 languages, said Brig. Gen. Dr. Saleh bin Saad Al-Merbaa, director of general
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Modern airport technology reducing pilgrim congestion at Saudi airports
JEDDAH: The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has started implementing technical solutions at Jeddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) and Madinah’s Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport (PMIA) to reduce pilgrim congestion during this year’s Hajj. The GACA has merged terminal hall paths into single directions to ensure the smooth flow
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NIC develops e-service to exempt repeating Haj for citizens and expats
NIC develops e-service to exempt repeating Haj for citizens and expats
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Over a million pilgrims arrive
A total of 132,126 male and female pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom via the Makkah Route Initiative (MRI) on board 329 flights during the period Dhul Qa’dah 1–25. Of these, 81,583 arrived in Jeddah and 50,354 in Madinah.
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flynas flies pilgrims to Holy Cities onboard the world's largest passenger aircraft A380
Al-Muhanna also stated that flynas is aiming to transport around 200,000 pilgrims between arrival and departure stages from 17 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. This comes following flynas’ signing agreements with the governments of these countries, confirming their confidence in the company's efficiency and capabilities, especially after the outstanding services that have been provided to pilgrims over the past years.
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Makkah prepares for Hajj symposium on coexistence and tolerance
MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Salih Bentin will launch the 44th Hajj Grand Symposium on Aug. 5 under the title “Islam: Coexistence and Tolerance.” The two-day symposium at the Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel will include Islamic thinkers and scholars from the Kingdom and other areas of the Islamic world.
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King issues directives to host 2,000 Yemeni pilgrims
Some 261 Tunisian pilgrims arrived on Sunday at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah within the Makkah Route Initiative (MRI).
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