Transport sector in the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah makes preparations for Hajj
RIYADH: Deputy Transportation Affairs Minister Bassam bin Ahmed Ghulman met with members of the Transport Sector in the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to discuss early preparations for this year’s season. The meeting was attended by coordinating councils for trips from Makkah and the Makkah Development Authority at the ministry headquarters. Ghulman said the meeting comes within
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Muslims perform prayers at renovated historic mosques in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: The renovation of historic sites across Saudi Arabia has breathed life back to several mosques this Ramadan, as worshippers are now able to hold prayers on their premises. Pictures from the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) showed Muslims performing Taraweeh prayers Saturday night at some of these historic mosques, including the Me’mar mosque in Jeddah, a recently renovated
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Makkah hotels fully booked for last 10 days of Ramadan
Shalabi said the rate of double rooms during the last 10 days of Ramadan has gone up to SR28,000 including the iftar meal. “Rooms and suites were booked three months before the start of Ramadan. We are expecting a large number of businessmen from the Kingdom and abroad to come for Umrah during the last 10 days of the holy month,” he added.
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No fatalities in new Makkah crane accident
MAKKAH: Part of a mobile crane being used for construction work at the Grand Mosque in Makkah toppled to the ground on Sunday. The driver of the crane was slightly injured in the incident, but no one else was hurt. The Makkah Governorate said the area of the Grand Mosque where the crane collapsed was not dedicated for prayer, and was far from visitors and worshippers.
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100 samples of Zamzam water tested everyday
During a meeting with Arab Group of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at its headquarters in Paris recently, KSRelief supervisor general Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah said the Kingdom’s has provided 5,212,000,000 financial contribution in the educational sector to date.
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60,000 Mark the Beginning of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque– IMEMC News
Some 60,000 Muslim worshipers from occupied East Jerusalem and Arab towns across Israel, on Friday, prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, to mark the start of Ramadan.
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$283m development projects coming up in Makkah
It is boom time for Saudi Arabia 's Makkah Province which is witnessing development of eight major projects worth more than SR1 billion ($283 million), said experts at a key investment summit held recently in Jeddah.
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King orders providing 300,000 Quran copies to two holy mosques
The objective is to have sufficient copies of the Holy Qur’an in the two holy mosques for worshipers to read and recite from.
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King Salman receives guests; offers Ramadan greetings
As Saudi Arabia joined all other Gulf states and most Muslims across the world to start observing the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, more than a million Umrah pilgrims and visitors flocked to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to perform Umrah and special night prayers. The authorities have made unprecedented arrangements and elaborate preparations to offer the best ever services and facilities for the pilgrims and visitors to the Holy Mosques during the holy month, which marks the peak annual Umrah season.
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Drones to manage Ramadan crowd in Makkah
“The Makkah Police will group pilgrims and visitors at the Grand Mosque to facilitate their entry and exit,” he added.
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GPS tracking buses to be introduced for Hajj season
A collaboration between the General Syndicate of Cars, the Saudi Hajj and Umrah ministry, Samsung and other coordinating institutions is underway to ensure the organized transport of passengers during Pilgrimage. The goal of the strategic parnership is arranging and organizing the transport of pilgrims as they visit holy sites and making trips between cities easy and
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Ramadan this year will be without Saudi TV 2
Saudi TV 2, as it is commonly known, is the only English channel of the Kingdom. It largely caters to the demand of English-speaking expatriates and was beaming live from the Prophets Mosque in Madinah. It was helpful to the viewers during Ramadan evenings.
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