Imam of Prophet's Holy Mosque named Islamic Personality of the Year
Al Huzaifi has been leading Muslims in prayers and teaching them Islam in one of the most sacred spots on earth.
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Makkah hotels post multi-year April lows for occupancy, room rates
STR says occupancy was the lowest for an April since 2010, while absolute average daily rate was the lowest for the month since 2007
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Saudi authorities provide 12,000 electric cars, wheelchairs for pilgrims at holy mosques
About 12,000 electric cars and wheelchairs will be provided for free to elderly, sick and special-needs pilgrims so they can perform their rituals in ease and comfort at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, said the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques. The presidency will also supervise wheelchair pushers so as to avoid exploitation, manipulation and
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ThePlace: Grand Mosque in Makkah
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers performed the third Friday prayer at the Grand Mosque during this holy month of Ramadan. For the first time, the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques this year launched a transfer service for elderly, sick and special-needs pilgrims, with drivers transporting families and individuals to perform their rituals.
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Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage registers 32 archaeological, historial sites
JEDDAH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) registered 32 archaeological and historical sites in the National Antiquities Register in the first quarter of 2018, bringing the total number of registered sites to 8,225, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The SCTH registered seven archaeological sites: Three in the Tabuk region, two in the Asir
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Saudi warns Umrah visa violators face $13,000 fine, jail
The kingdom is in the middle of a crackdown on labour and residency law violators
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Interpreters in 10 languages translate for Umrah pilgrims
Hijazi says his interpreters translate to and from 10 languages including English, French, Urdu, Malay, Persian, Turkish, Russian, Hawsa, Chinese and Bengali.
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Saudi ministerial bodies discuss investment opportunities for Hajj and Umrah
MAKKAH: Ministerial bodies discussed investment in the Hajj and Umrah sector at a Chamber of Commerce and Industry meeting recently. It was among the initiatives of a plan for the private sector to diversify investment in the Umrah sector.
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Saudi Arabia Seeks Private Investments in Hajj
Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Benten said that Saudi ambition is very great in realizing Vision 2030, especially in the Hajj and Umrah issue, which is shared by 32 government agencies to implement the program and the ambitious plan to motivate and facilitate the arrival of many guests.
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Hundreds of fans installed at Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia to cool pilgrims
DUBAI: Hundreds of fans have been installed in the Masjid Al-Mustafa mosque in Madina, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. The project, thought to be one of the largest in the world, is designed to cool pilgrims during the summer heat, which will overlap with Haj this year. There are 436 of the 120kg fans, blowing 200 liters of water as a fine mist of water into
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4-phase Soft launch operations begin at new Jeddah airport
Al-Tamimi confirmed that the soft launch would be delivered across four key stages: May to July: Small number of domestic flights through six gates, July to September: Gradual increase in the number of domestic flights, November to December: All domestic flights to be accommodated and January to March 2019: the airport will be fully operational and will accommodate domestic and international flights through 46 gates.
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More than 2,200 workers keep Grand Mosque neat and clean
Jabri said there are a number of machines to suck water and clean the debris and left overs including kernels and empty plastic cups.
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