2018 Hajj: Med-View signs airlift agreement with NAHCON
Daily Trust: Med-View Airline Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the 2018 airlift of pilgrims to Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
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Police arrest mastermind behind umrah package scam
KUANTAN, July 18 — Police have detained the mastermind behind the umrah package scam where 21 reports were lodged in Pahang last year and early this year, involving losses amounting to more than RM139,000. Head of the Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department Supt Mohd Wazir Yusof said the...
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Fast track to Hajj on Jakarta’s ‘Makkah Road’
JAKARTA: A fast-track clearance for Indonesian Hajj pilgrims — known as the “Makkah Road” — has been opened at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta airport. The initiative comes as the first groups of pilgrims left from six Indonesian cities, including the capital. Indonesian and Saudi officials, including Osama bin Mohammed Al-Shuaibi, the Kingdom’s ambassador to Indonesia, were present
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Benten inspects arrangements to receive pilgrims at Haj Terminal
Minister of Haj and Umrah Dr. Muhammad Saleh Bin Taher Benten made a tour of the Unified Agents Office at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport on Tuesday to inspect the arrangements for receiving the pilgrims, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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First group of Iranian pilgrims arrives in Madinah
The first batch of Iranian pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom via Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The rest of the 85,000 plus pilgrims from the country will arrive at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah from July 25.
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First pilgrims make journey with official launch of ‘Makkah Road’ initiative
JEDDAH: The official launch of the Makkah Road initiative in Indonesia was marked on Tuesday by the first journey of Indonesian pilgrims from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to the Holy Land. Attending from Saudi Arabia were Major General Sulaiman Al-Yahya, the director general of passports; Osama bin Mohammed Al-Shuaibi, Saudi ambassador to Indonesia; and members of the
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1.14 million heads of sheep to imported for sacrifice in Haj
More than 1.14 million heads of sheep will be imported shortly to meet the sacrificial requirements of pilgrims who come for Haj this year, said Dr. Omar Al-Faqeeh, director general of the Environment, Water and Agriculture Ministry’s branch office in the Makkah province.
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50,000 prayer mats, attar bottles to be distributed among pilgrims
The Haji Muhammad Ayub Seoharvi Welfare Organization will be distributing 50,000 prayer mats and an equal number of scent bottles among pilgrims during this year’s Haj season. Besides, the Jeddah-based organization will also provide necessary assistance to the needy and aged pilgrims, senior official of the organization Bahjat Ayub Zinjani (Najmi) said here in a press release.
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Pilgrimage planning for Hajj season unveiled
JEDDAH: The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques started implementing its plan for the pilgrimage season this year, which lasts for two months from the beginning of the current Dhul Qadah month until the end of Dhu Al-Hijjah. Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, said the presidency was keen to prepare early for the season this year.
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First batch of Thai pilgrims arrive
The first batch of 295 Thai pilgrims arrived at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport here on Monday.
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Passport staff geared for influx of pilgrims
The Department of Passports has completed all arrangements to receive Haj pilgrims at the Kingdoms airports, seaports and overland crossing points, according to Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya, director general of passports.
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Aviation sector set to soar on back of Saudi Arabia’s new Jeddah hub
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector is expected to witness impressive growth in the coming years on the back of its expanded Jeddah hub, according to a senior Boeing executive. Darren Hulst, Boeing’s senior managing director for market analysis for commercial airplanes, told Arab News that Jeddah’s geographic location, large local population and proximity to Makkah give it
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