SA granted quota of 3500
The South African Muslim community has something to smile about during the festive season, after news that the country has been granted a quota of 3500 for next year’s hajj. The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) made the announcement on Monday, during its protocol discussions in the Saudi Kingdom this week.
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Mecca dream comes true
An early morning epiphany has prompted a Mitchells Plain madressa teacher to raise funds to take her class on a journey of a lifetime to Mecca.
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Dur Hospitality to manage three hotels in Saudi Arabia
Dur Hospitality has signed lease, management and operation contracts for three hotels in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, with Al Manakha Urban Project Development Holding Company. These hotel properties will include a total of 1,365 rooms.
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Sri Lanka’s Hajj pilgrim quota raised
Sri Lanka’s Hajj pilgrim quota for next year has increased to 3,500 after an agreement was signed with Saudi Arabia on Monday. The Kingdom’s Hajj and Umrah Deputy Minister Dr. Abdul Sulaiman Mashat signed the deal with Sri Lanka’s Mohammed Faleel Marjan Azmi.
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Grand Mosque gate numbers illuminated
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has started writing the numbers of the gates of the Grand Mosques in illuminated colors to make it easy for the pilgrims and visitors to recognize them.
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Three development projects to boost Saudi Arabia's holy city Makkah
The civic infrastructure of Makkah is developing at a rapid pace and with the completion of three development projects the city will get a fresh look as slum areas will be eliminated.
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Aqeeq Pond in Madinah province
Aqeeq Pond was once a principal stop on the ancient Darb Zubaidah pilgrimage route. The large, square-shaped water station is located 45 kilometers northeast of the Daribbah antiquity site on the western slopes of Al-Aqeeq Valley in Madinah province.
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260 buses daily transport 10,800 workers in Haram
As many as 260 buses daily transport a total of 10,800 workers in the expansion project of the Grand Mosque to their homes and back every day, according to Makkah daily on Saturday.
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Over 2.2m Umrah visas issued in four months
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has issued a total of 2.21 million Umrah visas in four months since the season started, a weekly statistical report said.
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Hajj services agreement inked with Saudi Establishment of South Asia
KABUL: The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has signed agreement with the Saudi Tawafa Establishment for South Asian Pilgrims to provide basic facilities for Afghan pilgrims in upcoming Hajj ritual, a statement said on Friday.
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PAC body seeks list of officials who performed Haj, Umrah more than once
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Subcommittee Thursday sough the list of those officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-Faith Harmony who went to perform Haj and Umrah for more than once and foreign trips on government expenses.
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‘How politicians engaged in bribery with Hajj, Ummrah offers’
Politicians and business men engage in corruption and bribery with offer of Hajj and Ummrah to people in exchange for contracts or speed up payments, a chieftain of Amnesty International, Akhbar Satar, has said. Satar who doubles as President, Malaysian Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, noted that Malay-Muslims and others are engaging in the act, which he considered bribery.
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