Saudi Ministry of Labor launches campaign to track illegal workers in Makkah, Madinah during Hajj
RIYADH: The Ministry of Labor and Social Development launched an intensive campaign to ensure that no illegal workers are employed in Makkah and Madinah during the Hajj season on a temporary basis. To execute the campaign well the department of inspection and development of work environment is taking part in preparations for the Hajj season and will make inspections to track
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162,159 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
JEDDAH: Madinah has received 162,159 Hajj pilgrims up until Sunday, according to statistics from the National Adilla Establishment, the Saudi agency in charge of coordinating pilgrims’ activities. According to the agency, 38,318 pilgrims are from Turkey, 34,965 from Indonesia, 25,267 from India, 21,585 from Pakistan and 10,518 from Afghanistan.
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Haj minister denies stopping domestic pilgrim registration
Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten has denied reports that the ministry has stopped receiving Haj applications from prospective pilgrims within the Kingdom.
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Madain Saleh: Pictured thru the writer’s eye
When he was Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir gave me an extended visa. He had two good reasons for doing that. One was professional. I am the Executive Vice President of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, where one of my missions has been to build alliances with Saudi Arabia’s excellent cancer researchers. The other was personal. As a writer and photographer, I was endlessly curious about Saudi Arabia’s people — and its landscape.
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Saudi Arabia to send sacrificial meat to Indonesia
The Saudi Government is to send meat of 17,000 sheep collected during the 2018 hajj season to Muslims in Indonedia, General Supervisor of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat, Rahimi Ahmed Rahimi, has said.
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Aiding pilgrims with digital tools
Bazlur Rahman Khan knows the peril of Hajj too well. The entire process—starting from registration to obtaining a visa to getting on a bus in Mina—is no cake walk and Rahman, a five times performer of Hajj, is well aware of it. But this time around, Rahman is a bit relaxed than before. “Smartphone…
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First batch of Turkish pilgrims arrives in Madinah
Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria Adnan Mahmud Boustaji took part in a ceremony organized by Nigerian Haj officials at Abuja International Airport to celebrate the departure of the first batch of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom.
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Makkah entry ban in force
Only three categories of expats are being allowed to enter Makkah. They are the holders of Haj permits, those with Iqamas (residence permits) issued from Makkah, and those having permits to work during Haj season.
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Fire-prone warehouses threaten the safety of Makkah neighborhood
He gave a possible scenario in case of a fire. The illegal foreign workers will flee to the mountains to avoid arrests while residents of the district will face the consequences. He called for a drastic solution for the problem before the occurrence of a massive fire.
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Makkah Road initiative eases pilgrims’ entry into Saudi Arabia
The government agencies in Saudi Arabia providing the services to pilgrims within the Kingdom include the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Customs, and the National Information Center
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Over 61% seats for domestic pilgrims reserved in a week
The Haj season represents an opportunity for some of the local Haj service providers to make gains from cheating the pilgrims whether Saudis or expatriates, he added.
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Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim treated for heart attack at King Abdullah Medical City
JEDDAH: A medical team at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah saved the life of a Bangladeshi pilgrim in his forties who suffered an acute heart attack, which almost killed him. The medical team intervened quickly after the pilgrim arrived in the medical city after initial tests showed that he had suffered from a cardiac arrest, and the patient was transferred to an operating
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