Saudi Arabia's Jabal Omar swings to yearly profit as revenue climbs and expenses drop
17 February 2019

Saudi Arabia's Jabal Omar swings to yearly profit as revenue climbs and expenses drop

Jabal Omar Development, a Riyadh-listed real estate company, swung to full-year profit as revenues climbed and expenses fell.

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Pilgrims may soon travel to Madinah on camel backs
16 February 2019

Pilgrims may soon travel to Madinah on camel backs

It will also go through the site where the camel had tumbled down and then took a shortcut pointed out to the Prophet by the Bedouin guide Masoud Al-Aslami.

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Ministry: More than 3.8 million Umrah visas issued so far
16 February 2019

Ministry: More than 3.8 million Umrah visas issued so far

JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 3,896,580, of which 3,454,398 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry. There are 431,293 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 297,147 in Makkah and 134,146 in Madinah. Most pilgrims — 3,069,062 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 357,165 entered by land and 28,171

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Saudi Arabia Ready to Welcome Millions of Pilgrims for Hajj & Umrah
16 February 2019

Saudi Arabia Ready to Welcome Millions of Pilgrims for Hajj & Umrah

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in South Africa says the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made a number of improvements in the country to welcome even more Muslims across the world for Hajj and Umrah. 

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Minister Shahid discusses increasing Hajj quota for Maldivians
16 February 2019

Minister Shahid discusses increasing Hajj quota for Maldivians

The Maldivian government has asked Saudi Arabia to increase the quota of Maldivians allowed to make annual Hajj trips, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. 

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Indians say drop Umrah fee
15 February 2019

Indians say drop Umrah fee

Pilgrims from Hyderabad have requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his good offices to prevail upon the Saudi Arabian government to abolish the additional fee for Indians.

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2019 Hajj Fare Announced
14 February 2019

2019 Hajj Fare Announced

The Pilgrimage Affairs Office of Ghana ( PAOG) in collaboration with the Hajj Agents Association have pegged the 2019 hajj pilgrimage fare at GHC19,500.

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LHC dismisses petition challenging govt's Hajj scheme
14 February 2019

LHC dismisses petition challenging govt's Hajj scheme

Noting that courts cannot interfere in administrative matters, the Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the government’s Hajj scheme, Express News reported.

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Grab Drivers Break Down in Tears After Learning They Won Company-Sponsored Pilgrimage
14 February 2019

Grab Drivers Break Down in Tears After Learning They Won Company-Sponsored Pilgrimage

It’s touching when you see people receive the blessings they deserve, especially if it’s unexpected. In a video that’s gone massively viral on Twitter, two Grab drivers in Indonesia were overwhelmed with joy after discovering they won a company-sponsored, all-expense-paid pilgrimage trip to Saudi Arabia.

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Hajj registration begins on Thursday
14 February 2019

Hajj registration begins on Thursday

Registering for hajjers in the current year will start on Thursday. It will continue until March 5. Besides, registration for private management will begin on 17th February till 10th March. The information was released on Wednesday by a Ministry of Religious Affairs.

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Palace urges Filipino Muslims: Avail of improved services, fulfill pilgrimage to KSA
14 February 2019

Palace urges Filipino Muslims: Avail of improved services, fulfill pilgrimage to KSA

Malacañang has urged Filipino Muslims to avail of reformed and improved services of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) for them to fulfill their dream of heading to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for the annual Hajj.

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Govt’s Hajj package still lowest compared to India and Bangladesh: minister
13 February 2019

Govt’s Hajj package still lowest compared to India and Bangladesh: minister

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has said the cost of government’s Hajj scheme is still the lowest among regional countries including India, Bangladesh, Iran and Malaysia.

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