Hajjar: New project to be designed for enhanced dates sector production chain competitiveness and hence increased exports and jobs
The virtual exhibition aims to promote trade and investment in the Madinah dates sector as a contribution to the enhancement and advancement of local product, increase the province’s GDP by developing exports and establish trade relations with the external markets in the dates sector.
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Exhibit of rare manuscripts in Prophet’s Mosque to open this week
A permanent exhibition of rare manuscripts will open this week in the Prophet Mohammed’s Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Medina. Photo for illustrative purposes.
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Saudi Arabia launches $270m company to develop the holy sites
A $270 million company to develop Saudi Arabia’s holy sites has been launched. Kidana will be headquartered in Mina and is the first closed joint-stock company owned by the Royal Commission for Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the Holy Sites (RCMC).
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Reliving the Zubaida Trail
Darb Zubaida, or the Zubaida Trail, is one of the most important humanitarian and social projects of Islamic civilization. It stretches from Kufa, in Iraq, to Makkah, covering 420 kilometers inside the Kingdom alone, and was once known as a route for pilgrims and traders.
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Ministry seeks tax relief on import of tech equipment
The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has sought special tax exemption on the import of technical equipment in Pakistan by the KSA authorities for the Road-to-Makkah initiative, official sources told Business Recorder.
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Over six million faithful perform Umrah, pray at Grand Mosque
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced that the presidency has facilitated the performance of rituals by more than six million Umrah pilgrims and worshipers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since the gradual resumption of the Umrah service and visit to the Two Holy Mosques.
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Indonesian pilgrims arrive to perform Umrah
The pilgrims left the airport for Makkah where they will be spending three days in mandatory quarantine at their accommodation before performing the Umrah pilgrimage.
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Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban, resume all international flights from March 31
Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban, resume all international flights from March 31
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Saudi Arabia to allow Umrah flights soon
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said that it will lift ban on flights for Umrah pilgrims as soon as the COVID-19 situation improves.
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Shaza Madinah marks a decade of hospitality excellence
Shaza Madinah, the five-star luxury hotel situated next to Al Masjid Al Nabawi, completed a decade of excellence in hospitality on December 10, 2020.
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Deaths among Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
A bus carrying 16 Egyptian pilgrims overturned in Saudi Arabia, leaving an unspecified number of people dead, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said.
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Arrangements being made to vaccinate Hajj pilgrims
Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said arrangements are being made to administer coronavirus vaccines to those going from India for the Hajj pilgrimage.
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