Umrah companies gear up to receive foreign pilgrims
Hundreds of companies are gearing up to receive fully immunized foreign pilgrims wishing to perform Umrah from Aug. 9.
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Airbus deploys mission-critical communication solutions to help secure Hajj
Airbus has secured this years Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia.
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Foreign pilgrims allowed for Umrah from August 10
Citizens from nine countries, including Pakistan, India allowed to undertake the Umrah pilgrim, starting from 10th of coming month, according to the published reports on Monday.
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Sterilization efforts intensify at Makkah’s Grand Mosque as Umrah pilgrims arrive
Sterilization at the Grand Mosque is being intensified as the holy site begins to receive Umrah pilgrims after the completion of Hajj 2021.
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7 routes unveiled for public transport buses in Makkah
The Makkah Public Bus Transport Project has fixed seven bus routes and their stops upon the completion of the project.
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Fully vaccinated foreign Umrah pilgrims to begin arriving from Aug. 9
About 500 Umrah service companies and establishments and more than 6,000 foreign Umrah agents are geared up to receive vaccinated foreign Umrah pilgrims effective from Aug. 9 (Muharram 1).
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First batch of Umrah pilgrims arrives in Grand Mosque after Hajj
After the successful completion of the Hajj season, the first batch of Umrah pilgrims arrived at the Grand Mosque early Sunday.
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Saudia serves passengers with Eatmarna app
Saudia airline has added the services of the Eatmarna application on its official website (www.saudia.com) and its application. This will enable passengers to acquire permits to perform Umrah when booking internal flights.
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Minister congratulates leadership on success of this year’s Hajj
Acting Minister of Hajj and Umrah Issam Bin Saeed has extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman on the success of this year's Hajj season.
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Security man gives his umbrella to a pilgrim suffering from heat at the Great Mosque of Makkah
The CCTV cameras recorded the moment when the pilgrim asked the security man for a cap to cover his head.
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Presidency of State Security playing unique role in serving pilgrims
Apart from playing the all-important role of maintaining national security, the Presidency of State Security has mobilized its qualified human cadres, advanced technologies and modern mechanisms in serving the guests of God for this year’s annual pilgrimage of Hajj.
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Saudi Arabia uses smart technologies, AI to improve Hajj services amid COVID-19
It took Ibrahim Siyam seven hours to find his children who lost their way in heavy crowds during Hajj some 30 years ago, but Saudi Arabia’s use of smart cards containing pilgrims’ data for the first time during this year’s Hajj has dispelled such fears.
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