Year 2018: IHC orders govt, private Hajj quota at 60:40
Federal govt had announced a 67 per cent for govt and 37 per cent quota for private Hajj tour operators for this year
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6,000 Mashaer staff not paid for 6 months
The Makkah Development Authority has vowed to end the problem of salary delay faced by more than 6,000 employees of Mashaer Railway within a few days.
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500 free Umrah trips to those who vote in presidential election – Middle East Monitor
Egyptians in Matrouh Governorate could be in with a chance of winning one of 500 free Umrah, lesser pilgrimage, trips if they cast their votes in the upcoming presidential elections, Almesryoon reported yesterday.
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Hajj Board says no increase in Hajj fares this year
Communications Director of the National Hajj Board, Alhaji Raman Gomda, has denied allegations of increased fares for this year's would-be pilgrims...
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DPR, Govt Agree on 0.99 Percent Increase in Hajj Cost
The House of Representatives (DPR) and the Religious Affairs Ministry have agreed to raise the cost of hajj in 2018 by Rp345,290 or 0.99 percent from last year.
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Indonesian food expo to improveHaj catering concludes in Jeddah
The Indonesian Consulate General organized an exhibition of Indonesian products in its bid to improve the quality of catering services to its Haj pilgrims by presenting a menu of Indonesian flavors.
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Zamzam renovation work to be completed next month
Prince Abdullah Bin Bandar, acting emir of Makkah, on Monday inspected the ongoing renovation work of the Zamzam well in Makkah.
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Govt employees learning foreign languages to perform better
Saudi employees in various government agencies have been learning foreign languages with the aim of serving better by effectively responding to queries they receive from the public, particularly pilgrims and domestic workers in distress.
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Giant plasma screens guide visitors to Prophet’s Mosque
Chairman of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdul Ramhan Al-Sudais has launched the installation of giant plasma screens in the Prophet’s Mosque to teach visitors in various languages of the correct method of paying homage to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his two Companions buried close to the mosque near the Rawdah Al-Shareef, which is the area between the house of the Prophet and his pulpit.
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Pilot opening of Jeddah’s new international airport due in May
JEDDAH: The pilot operation of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport will take place in May, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said in a presentation held in the presence of the acting governor of Makkah, Prince Abdullah bin Bandar. Six gates will be open for a number of domestic flights, gradually rising until the final operation of domestic and international flights is completed by the end of the year.
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600 volunteers clean up Mount Ghar Thour
The Saudi Commission of Tourism and National Heritage organized a campaign to clean the litter from around Mount Ghar Thour on Saturday, Al-Madina newspaper reported.
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Meet the UK’s oldest Hajj tour agent who helped pave pilgrims’ path to Makkah
LONDON: The maps of Makkah and Mount Arafat are wearing thin at El-Sawy Travel, a Hajj and Umrah tourism agency in St. John’s Wood, northwest London. Faded finger marks show where owner Hamdy El-Sawy has traced the journeys made by hundreds of British Muslims he has taken on the sacred pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia over the past four decades. “I enjoy serving them— they are the
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