Pakistan leads with 6,000 illegal over-stayers after Umrah
Pakistan topped the list of over-stayers in the last 2016-2017 Umrah season with the number reaching 6,905 out of total of 1,453,440 Umrah pilgrims, according to Al-Hayat daily.
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A pilgrim’s journey – Borneo Bulletin Online
I WILL never forget the emotions that overwhelmed me two months ago as I stepped out of the Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the Madinah region of Saudi Arabia. For a fleeting moment, I thought, “I am in Madinah – the land of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)!”
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Consummate services contributed to successful Haj season: Turkish CG
Consummate and exemplary services provided by the Turkish government in serving and educating its pilgrims before their travel to Saudi Arabia and their stay in the country greatly contributed to the successful Haj season, Turkish Consul General in Jeddah Dr. Akif Menevse has said.
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5,000 ‘surplus’ Haj visas lapse - Pakistan
Islamabad - The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Secretary said on Monday that the Saudi Arabia government had offered 5,000 extra Mujalma
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SAHUC Elects New Leadership
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has elected new office bearers and board members for the next two years. This change has come about following a successful Annual General Meeting that took place on Sunday.
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Jeddah airport ready to serve 10m Umrah pilgrims
King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah has completed all arrival and departure arrangements for more than 10 million Umrah pilgrims during the season which began on Saturday and will continue until Shawwal 18, 1439H (July 2, 2018).
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Saudi Arabia retrieves 52,000 historical artefacts since 2011
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) announced that it has successfully retrieved more than 52,000 artefacts from inside and outside the country as part of the National Project for Digital Recording of Antiquities, which follows international standards for archaeological recording and archiving.
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No blood money for Makkah crane crash victims
Victims of the 2015 Makkah crane crash will not get any diyyah (blood money), the Summary Court in Makkah has ruled.
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SCTH to honor 140 citizens who helped protect Saudi heritage
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) will organize its first Historical Artifacts Forum on Nov. 7 in Riyadh.
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Hyderabad: Mehram must for women Hajis, says Moulana Hafiz Ahsan Al-Hamoomi
The mehram ensures safety of women and it is not an intervention in their freedom. Moulana Hafiz Ahsan Al-Hamoomi, Khatib of the Royal Mosque in the city, said that performing Haj by a woman above the age of 45 without a mehram is against to the Sharia.
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Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia performs Umrah
Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice-President of the Republic of Indonesia, today performed Umrah. He was greeted upon arrival at the Grand Mosque by a number of officials.
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Kaaba’s cover to be strengthened using Kevlar synthetic fiber
A team of experts at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca is studying the reinforcement of the Kaabarsquo;s Kiswah using Kevlar, the para-aramid synthetic
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