SAHUC President wary of self regulation in Hajj & Umrah fraternity merge
The South African Muslim Travel Association (SAMTA) has united with The South African Travel Hajj and Umrah Operators Association (SATHUOA) to form a national organization called South African Muslim Travel Operators Association (SAMTOA.)
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Uzbek man walking to Mecca via Kazakhstan
Citizen of Kashkadarya Jumanazar Halmuratov is walking to Mecca to perform Hajj. He has already reached Karakalpakstan.
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Religious tourism hardest hit for Saudi hotel market, Colliers report says
Saudi Arabia’s religious tourism market has been the hardest hit during the coronavirus pandemic, with Makkah and Madinah hotels seeing the sharpest declines in the Kingdom.
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Ten Saudi women appointed in leadership positions in Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has decided to appoint 10 women to senior leadership positions in the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, so as "to empower Saudi women with high qualifications and professional capabilities."
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‘I wish the verses about heaven would never end’
Syrian calligrapher Uthman Taha is in good health and recovering at home after a 13-day stay in a hospital where he was treated for what he and his wife initially suspected to be the novel coronavirus COVID-19, although he ultimately tested negative for the virus.
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Last Friday prayer for Hijri year 1441 performed at Prophet’s Mosque
Worshippers in Madinah performed the last Friday prayer for this Hijri year at the Prophet’s Mosque. They headed to the mosque early in the morning to perform their prayers while abiding by regulations and instructions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, including maintaining distance from others and wearing a face mask.
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Saudi Arabia successfully achieves zero coronavirus cases after curtailed Hajj
The Kingdom witnessed an unprecedented pilgrimage in 2020, with the curtailment of Hajj meaning that permits were granted to only thousands of pilgrims from inside the Kingdom.
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Holy Ka'ba maintenance completed
Authorities have completed periodic maintenance works of the Holy Ka'ba, director of the operation and maintenance wing of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has said.
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Hejaz Railway Museum in western Saudi Arabia
Located just outside Hegra is Hejaz Railway Museum, which showcases part of the Hejaz Railway network that once ran through the Hejaz, or western Saudi Arabia.
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New fire at Sulaymaniyah Haramain Train station
The Civil Defense teams were battling to put out a blaze that broke out inside the courtyard of the Haramain High-Speed Train station in Sulaymaniyah district on Thursday evening.
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Covid-19: Malaysia ready to allow umrah, says religious affairs minister
There is no problem to allow Malaysian pilgrims to perform the minor haj (umrah) but it depends on the current Covid-19 situation in the country, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said.
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YORK’s sustainable cooling solutions in Grand Mosque
HVAC company Al-Salem Johnson Controls (YORK), which operates the “Ajyad” and “Al-Shamiya” cooling stations located in Makkah’s Grand Mosque, ensured that pilgrims performing the Hajj rituals this year did so in a cool and pleasant atmosphere inside Al-Haram.
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