NAHCON pledges hitch-free hajj, accessible accommodation for pilgrims
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has pledged to ensure hitch-free hajj in 2020, with pilgrims’ accommodations not situated more than two kilometres away from the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Cable cars between Jabal al Nour & Jabal Thor proposed
Professor of Islamic History and Civilization at Umm Al-Qura University, Director General of the Center for the History of Makkah Al-Mukarramah House, King Abdulaziz House, Dr. Fawaz Al-Dahas, stressed the need for establishing cable cars and escalators in the two mountains Jabal Al-Nour and Jabal Thor in order to facilitate the easy access of pilgrims.
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Initial Hajj registration ends this evening
Ministry of Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places has stated that the initial Hajj registration for Jordanians and Gazans in Jordan is due this evening.
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Masagos asks Saudi Arabia for more haj spots for Singaporean pilgrims
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli has asked Saudi Arabia to allow more Singaporeans to perform the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca.
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Govt hikes air ticket prices for Hajj pilgrims by Tk12,000
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has increased ticket prices for this year's Hajj pilgrims by Tk12,000. The decision was taken following a meeting with members of Hajj Agencies of Bangladesh (HAAB) at the ministry in Dhaka on Sunday.
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Saudi issued around three million Umrah visas in five months
The Saudi authorities have issued 2,913,170 entry visas for visitors to perform the Umrah over the past five months.
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Madhya Pradesh Haj Qurrah 2020 results today, Check here
Madhya Pradesh Haj Qurrah 2020: The Madhya Pradesh State Haj Committee is holding today i.e. Saturday January 18, 2020 the Haj Qurrah or draw of lots to finalise the list of pilgrims who will embark on Haj journey this year.
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Algerian-Saudi Negotiations To Raise Algeria's Quota To 41,000 Pilgrims
The deadlines for registration for the Hajj lottery 2020-2021 seasons will end on Saturday, amid great hopes for raising Algeria’s share this year to 41,000 pilgrims after it did not exceed 36,000 for decades, despite the high number of residents in Algeria, where a preparatory delegation moved a few days ago to Riyadh to negotiate the files of hajj quota and prices for this year.
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Currency devaluation does not allow further Hajj subsidy
Noorul Haq Qadri on Friday said that the dismal situation with regards to currency devaluation does not allow further subsidy on Hajj.
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Hajj and Umrah officials meet Benin delegation
The undersecretary of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for Hajj affairs, Hussein Al-Sharif, received Benin’s head of the pilgrim affairs’ delegation, Samo Saido Adambi, at the ministry’s headquarters in Jeddah.
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Cost of performing haj will remain reasonable despite anticipated rise
Companies holding the Tabung Haji’s (TH) Haj Pilgrimage Operator (PJH) licence will ensure that the cost of performing the haj for the pilgrims will remain reasonable despite the anticipated rise in the overall cost of haj management.
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Makkah launches project to improve checkpoints for pilgrims
The Makkah Region Development Authority (MRDA) has begun a modernization project of checkpoints for pilgrims undertaking Hajj and Umrah, which should reduce waiting times significantly, it has announced.
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