Four Seasons eyes Saudi Arabia to expand GCC footprint
The company's president of hotel operations – EMEA Simon Casson says the Kingdom has great potential for Four Seasons
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Haramain train open to public from next Thursday
The Haramain High Speed Train will start commercial operations on Thursday (Oct. 11).
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Imam Khamenei: Destruction of Islamic monuments in Mecca, Medina must be stopped immediately
Imam Khamenei: Destruction of Islamic monuments in Mecca, Medina must be stopped immediately The Leader of the Islamic Revolution slammed the massive destruction of Islamic monuments attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), Imam Ali (a.s.), the caliphs and fighters of the early years of Islam on the pretext of expanding Hajj.
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High-speed trains help the progress of Hajj pilgrims
For centuries they have arrived on foot, by donkey, and latterly in cars and buses. Now pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites will be able to get there by high-speed train.A new rail link in Saudi Arabia takes about two hours to run between Mecca and Medina, the homes of the Haramain, or two holy mosque
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Hajj coordination committee meeting held
JEDDAH: Deputy Hajj and Umrah Minister Dr. Abdul Fattah Al-Mashat chaired the first meeting of the coordination committee between the Hajj and Umrah Ministry and the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The chamber’s Chairman Hisham bin Mohammed Kaaki and officials in the Hajj and Umrah services sector were present. The meeting discussed the strategic partnership between
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El al-Adha Festival drives hotel profits in Middle East & Africa
Profit per room at hotels in the Middle East & Africa increased by 25.6 percent year-on-year in August, with multiple markets across the region
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A year of unprecedented archaeological findings in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has concluded the past Hijri (Islamic calendar) year with unprecedented archaeological findings, as well as achievements in archaeological protection, rehabilitation of sites and restoration of national antiquities.
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Saudi high speed train announces details of schedule
JEDDAH: Makkah’s local authority has announced the details of the Haramain High Speed Railway’s first journey. The first journey will take place on Oct. 4, 2018, and tickets can be purchased online. The high speed train will run between Makkah and Madinah, eight times a day in both directions, and this will increase to 12 journeys from the beginning of 2019. Trains will run on
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Indonesia’s first unicorn Go-Jek joins Islamic bank haj savings scheme
Indonesia’s first billion-dollar start-up Go-Jek has joined Islamic bank BNI Syariah’s haj savings program to make the pilgrimage more accessible for the firm’s drivers.
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Indonesia very important market for luxury hotels in Mecca
As the largest Muslim country in the world by population, Indonesia serves as a very important market for the hospitality sector in Saudi Arabia.
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Governor of Makkah attends holy Kaaba washing ceremony
DUBAI: On behalf of King Salman, the governor of Makkah province, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal oversaw the washing of the holy Kaaba on Tuesday. On his arrival at the Grand Mosque, he was received by Imam of the Grand Mosque Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais and the commander of Special Emergency Forces and commander of the Hajj Security Forces. The Kaaba was washing from the inside with
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Hajj 2018 pilgrims will have to shell out another Rs 5600 – The Siasat Daily
It has been agreed upon to collect Rs. 5600 from the pilgrims to make up the Rs 73 Cr loss suffered by the Hajj Committee of India. It was decided in the meeting of Hajj Committee of India, that the 147 Riyal which comes to nearly Rs 2500 collected for camps planning in Mina will not be returned to the pilgrims.
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