Haj minister reviews operation plans
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah, which has been fine tuning its Haj arrangements, reiterated that Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman is determined to provide a safe and comfortable pilgrimage, said Mohammed Saleh Benten, minister for Haj and Umrah.
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More than 12,000 Chinese Muslims to perform Hajj this year
A total of 284 Chinese Muslim Hajj pilgrims from Southwest China's Yunnan Province reportedly arrived at the Medina Airport in a chartered flight on Sunday, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.
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Who are the Saudi families distributing Zamzam water for over 14 centuries?
Pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia are usually welcomed in the holy sites by young men from Mecca who distribute Zamzam water to them. Offering water, however, is actually a tradition that has been on for more than 14 centuries as it actually dates to the pre-Islamic era. Water was mainly distributed due to its scarcity.
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Garuda Prepares 14 Aircraft for Hajj Transport
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has prepared 14 wide-body aircraft including three Boeing 747-400, five Boeing 777-300 ER, and six Airbus 330-300 to transport Indonesian hajj pilgrims in 2017/1348 Hijri.
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Makkah governor reviews ministry water plans for Hajj season
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal discussed the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture’s plans and preparations for the 2017 Hajj season.
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Tabung Haji to build complexes in Mecca, Medina, says report
PILGRIMS fund Lembaga Tabung Haji has identified several plots of land in Saudi Arabia offered by the kingdom for the construction of its own complexes, chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said.
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First Tehran Hajj Flight Lands in Medina
The first flight from Tehran carrying 230 hajj administrators arrived in Medina on Thursday morning. The group comprises officials, executive, medical, and food catering staff.
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Witnesses to history
THE port city of Yanbu, an industry hub located on the Red Sea, is one of the oldest cities in the Kingdom. The city's first district, Al-Suwar, was built about five centuries ago in 1494. It was once the seat of government and played host to a number of ministries and departments.
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Hajj minister, Somali counterpart hold talks in Jeddah
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohammed Salih Bentin on Thursday received Somali Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs Iman Abdullah Ali and his accompanying delegation in Jeddah.
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Over 1 million tried to log on local Hajj online service in early hours
Over 1,200,000 citizens and residents on Monday tried to log on the local Hajj online service website at 8 a.m., on the first day of registration, according to Makkah daily.
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Makkah property market boosted by lifting of quota on Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia’s lifting of quota on Hajj pilgrims has boosted the Makkah property market during the first half despite major infrastructure works on the Grand Mosque.
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Revealed: plan for 'giant extension' to Saudi's Makkah
A governmental complex, including the Governorate of Makkah Region, an Islamic centre for all Islamic organisations and foundations, an Islamic research centre, facilities for meetings, symposiums, and conferences, will be developed as part of the project.
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