Indian residents detained by Saudi police for taking pictures with tri-colour in Mecca
17 November 2018

Indian residents detained by Saudi police for taking pictures with tri-colour in Mecca

An Indian national and his son were detained by the Saudi Arabia police for posing and taking pictures with the Indian flag inside the Haram in Mecca.

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Hajj Corporation says all monies collected from pilgrims are safe, refutes transition committee's claims of mismanagement
17 November 2018

Hajj Corporation says all monies collected from pilgrims are safe, refutes transition committee's claims of mismanagement

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Making peace with death
16 November 2018

Making peace with death

I have found myself contemplating death ever since I returned from Hajj a few months ago. People perform Hajj to fulfill a religious obligation to God, to renew their faith in God, and to experience a sense of community with Muslims from around the world. In this sense, Hajj is life-affirming, yet my time in God’s House has brought death to the forefront of my mind.

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Qatar’s Haj operators suffered over QR30m losses in 2017
16 November 2018

Qatar’s Haj operators suffered over QR30m losses in 2017

Haj tour operators working in Qatar faced losses amounting to over QR30m during the 2017 season of Haj due to siege, said Yousef Ahmed Al Kuwari, spokesman for the Haj and Umrah agencies of Qatar.

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Govt seeks nominations for new Hajj DG
15 November 2018

Govt seeks nominations for new Hajj DG

Offici­al will be respon­sible to formul­ate Hajj plan and resolv­e proble­ms of pilgri­ms

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Indian mission begins Haj preparations 3 months earlier
14 November 2018

Indian mission begins Haj preparations 3 months earlier

Sheikh said there would be special new baggage tags for the pilgrims after their arrival in the Kingdom. “There will be different colored tags for different states and so it will be very easier to identify them apart from mitigating chances for losing baggage,” he said, while unveiling plans to introduce new device for locating maktabs in Mina in addition to including more features in the mobile App.

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Saudi envoy denies ban on Palestinians from Hajj
14 November 2018

Saudi envoy denies ban on Palestinians from Hajj

Reports by UK, Israel are ‘illogical’, says Saudi ambassador to Indonesia

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Khashoggi's death is just one reason to boycott hajj. Every Muslim has reasons not to.
13 November 2018

Khashoggi's death is just one reason to boycott hajj. Every Muslim has reasons not to.

Aymann Ismail, writing in the online magazine Slate, had a point when he recently wondered why “more Muslims don’t question the powers that control our most sacred site — and how the Saudis have already twisted it to their own political and financial ends.”

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Indian boy, 4, returning from Umrah dies on flight
13 November 2018

Indian boy, 4, returning from Umrah dies on flight

A four-year-old Indian boy died on a flight on Monday on his way back from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah with his family.

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UCSAH slams SAHUC for lack of transparency
13 November 2018

UCSAH slams SAHUC for lack of transparency

An advocacy group fighting for the rights of local hujaaj have criticised the South African Hajj and Umrah Council’s (SAHUC) public participation processes, accusing it of a lack of transparency.

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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince orders restoration and renovation of 130 historical mosques
12 November 2018

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince orders restoration and renovation of 130 historical mosques

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the restoration of 130 historical mosques within the National Program for the Restoration of Historic Mosques supervised by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH) in partnership with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance. The support he provided to develop historical

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Ministry pledges to further improve Hajj services
11 November 2018

Ministry pledges to further improve Hajj services

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, represented by the Vision Achievement Office, recently organized a workshop under the theme “The comprehensive scheme for pilgrims’ movement within the Hajj system, milestones and visualization.”

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