Mecca has highest number of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia
Seven cities and governorates in Saudi Arabia have together recorded 2,378 cases, 87 per cent of 2,736 coronavirus infections reported yesterday, the Saudi Alwatan Newspaper reported Sunday. Makkah with 557 cases topped the list on Sunday.
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Suspending haj will massively hit Saudi's revenue, tourism
Were the haj to be scrapped this year, or at least massively reduced in scale, it would deal a devastating to blow to the tourism sector.
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YORK HVAC system ensures 100% fresh air inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque
YORK HVAC system ensures 100% fresh air inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque
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Haj for Singaporeans deferred amid COVID-19 concerns
The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said on Friday (May 15) that it is deferring haj 2020 plans for the country’s 900 pilgrims to 2021, citing COVID-19 concerns.
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Hicaz Railway Zat El-Hac Train Station
The village of Zat El-Hajj is located in the north of Tabuk and is 85 km from the border between Saudi Arabia and Jordan. In previous periods, this was a lively village: the pilgrimage groups passed here, were resting and meeting their water needs because they were famous for their water.
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Expansion projects resume at Grand Mosque in Mecca
The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has issued licences for projects related to the third stage of expansion works in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the Saudi news agency SPA reported Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia’s daily coronavirus infections breach 2,000-mark
Saudi Arabia on Thursday reported 2,039 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, breaching the 2,000-mark, according to a statement from the health ministry.
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Hajj and Umrah to Become Costlier – Research Snipers
As per the experts, the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages are to become costlier as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced a threefold surge in the value-added-tax (VAT).
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Saudi Arabia hikes VAT to 15%, halts cost of living allowances
The hike in the VAT from 5 percent to 15 percent will be effective from the beginning of the month of July and a halt to the social allowance will begin from June this year.
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NAHCON Will Decide on 2020 Hajj Pilgrimage
Amidst the anxiety and uncertainty over whether the 2020 Hajj will hold or not the Chairman CEO of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON)Alhaji
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Zamzam to be distributed Kingdomwide
The company announced earlier standardization of Zamzam water bottles to a capacity of five liters instead of 10 liters. The new package is part of the Project’s transformation plan in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to meet the increasing demand for Zamzam water bottles.
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Interior Ministry eases measures in some Madinah districts
An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that it was decided to ease the precautionary measures previously announced on March 27 in the districts of Al-Shuraibat, Bani Dhafar, Qurban, Al-Jumuah, part of Al-Iskan and Bani Khadrah in Madinah as of Saturday May 9 following the health authorities' recommendations.
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