Saudi scouts: Serving Hajj pilgrims since 1961
JORDAN: The Saudi Arabian Scouts Association has been helping Hajj pilgrims for 47 years, adapting along the way to keep up with changing times and making use of new technologies. In the past 15 years, the association has worked to develop its camps and the training and qualifications of its members by providing them with expert knowledge and important skills which, along with
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Smart Haj initiative launched
Assist Me: Launched by the Saudi Red Crescent Society to help pilgrims in case of any medical emergency. Pilgrims will be able to alert the Red Crescent through the SMS service. It supports the deaf and people with disabilities, recording the details of the medical history of the patient to identify the situation as soon as possible. It locates nearby medical facilities and how to reach them, issues lights and warning sounds to alert those around to help.
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Young Saudis take advantage of summer break to serve pilgrims
Other youths who preferred to join an institution to work as “mutawwif” like Allaeldinne Mandili, Abdulrahman Al-Khawtani and Naif Samsari say their work is dedicated completely to receive the pilgrims, organize the pick-up and drop-off and assist the pilgrims with information regarding specific locations and other services.
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Passports Directorate chief briefs Madinah gov on effort to streamline services for foreign visitors
JEDDAH: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Saturday met with the director general of passports, Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya, and his accompanying delegation. Al-Yahya explained in detail the passport department’s procedures, and the services it offers to visitors of the Prophet’s Mosque to help them enter and leave the city easily and without delay. Prince
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Website separates wheat from chaff in pilgrimage tours
As the umrah (minor Islamic pilgrimage) is widely popular in Indonesia, travel agencies that provide umrah travel packages are also on the rise.
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Health Ministry: Vaccination compulsory for people wishing to perform Haj
The ministry reaffirmed the importance of complying with the health conditions that ought to be met by those coming to the Kingdom for Umrah or Haj, as per the circulars sent to the Kingdom’s embassies and representation offices abroad, according to which Umrah and Haj visas are granted this year.
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Minister inspects preparations for Hajj pilgrims
JEDDAH: Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin visited the National Tawafa Establishment for South Asian Pilgrims to oversee its preparations and services for this year’s Hajj season. He viewed a simulation model of a pilgrim hostel, preparations by the emergency and safety committee, and a simulation model to introduce heads of pilgrims’ affairs offices and
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ThePlace: Rumah Mountain and the Battle of Uhud in Madinah
MADINAH: Rumah Mountain and the Battle of Uhud in Madinah has many Islamic and historical monuments that embody the era in which the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions lived on this land. Rumah Mountain is one such site that is popular with visitors to Madinah. It is located near Mount Uhud, whose name is connected to the historic Battle of Uhud in the
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Saudi Arabian Airlines targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, continues to successfully implement the Hajj operational plan, which targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims from different countries during the arrival and return stages. Operations began for Hajj flights on Saturday, July 14, 2018, and the first flight was (SV5902), arriving at the Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz
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First batch of Iraqi Hajj pilgrims arrive on Saturday
JEDDAH: Northern Border Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan will receive the first batch of Iraqi pilgrims arriving, on Saturday, in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals. Prince Faisal called on all government sectors to harness all their efforts to cater to the needs of the pilgrims and to provide the best services for them so as to facilitate their arrival to perform
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Passports director general visits Hajj halls at Madinah airport
JEDDAH: The director general of passports, Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya, on Friday visited the Hajj halls at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah to see how fast passport staff were completing their work.
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Updated version of Manasikana app for Hajj pilgrims launched
JEDDAH: An updated version of the Manasikana application has been launched, offering improved services on smart devices to help pilgrims and visitors during their journeys of faith to the holy sites.
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