Mobile clinic to provide free dental care to pilgrims
The Ministry of Health has inaugurated a mobile dental clinic for the second consecutive year in the central area around the Grand Mosque in Makkah to provide free health services for the pilgrims during the 2023 Hajj season.
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New Kaabah cover almost ready
King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaabah Kiswah has almost finished manufacturing the new cover (Kiswah) for the coming Hijri year 1445.
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Medical team in Makkah hospital saves Uzbek pilgrim after massive heart attack
A medical team from King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah has saved the life of an Uzbek pilgrim in his sixties after he suffered a heart attack.
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First batch of pilgrims arrive in Makkah via Haramain express train to perform Hajj
The first batch of pilgrims have arrived from Jeddah and Madinah to Makkah via the fastest electric train in the Middle East to begin performing the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
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Last group of 1300 pilgrims under King's guest program arrives in Makkah
The last group of pilgrims for this year's Hajj under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj and Umrah arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
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Pakistani man defies disability to perform Hajj
A disabled but enthusiastic Pakistani has landed in Makkah to perform Hajj. Shafiq lost his leg 30 years ago in road accident
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A century’s experience in crowd management
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah administers a system of crowd management, under which dozens of other entities are operating to execute certain tasks such as regulating traffic flow at the holy sites in Mina, Mount Arafah, Muzdalifah, and the Grand Mosque of Mecca, by controlling the movement of pedestrians and vehicles, while providing basic services for pilgrims such as toilets, first aid, lighting, and ventilation.
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Hajj Security Forces Readiness Parade held ahead of Hajj
Saudi forces deployed for securing this year’s Hajj pilgrimage have displayed their prowess days before the mass congregation annually taking place in the kingdom.
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Technology remains at the heart of the hajj
The Saudi government is using digital technology to help the hajj run smoothly and safely – the latest updates in a 200-year history of technology and the hajj.
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Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj pilgrimage — much of which takes place outdoors in the desert — could prove even more daunting.
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Hajj 2023 Symposium: Self-driving buses to transport pilgrims
Self-driving buses will transport pilgrims from Arafah to Muzdalifah for the first time this Hajj season. The vehicles will drive a specific route using artificial intelligence, cameras and sensors. Buses seat 11 people and have a top speed of 30kph.
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Somalia PM visits Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah
Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Wednesday.
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