Consumption of water in Holy Haram bathrooms to be cut by 65%
he General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is planning to implement a study aimed at reducing water consumption in the bathrooms of the Grand Mosque by about 65 percent, according to Makkah daily on Sunday.
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Over 1.65m Umrah visas issued in three months
As many as 1,647,662 Umrah visas have been issued in three months and a total of 1,386,183 pilgrims have arrived, according to a statistical report issued by the Ministry of Haj and Umrah.
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Iranian official off to Saudi Arabia for talks on major Hajj ritual
Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Ali-Reza Rashidian left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to hold talks with Saudi officials on the next year's Hajj ritual.
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Nigeria gets 95,000 slots, signs MoU with Saudi Arabia
Nigeria has retains its 95,000 slot allocation for 2020 Hajj pilgrimage.
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Muslims concerned about $100 change
Imam Ali also raised concerns about the Muslims who had been saving money to travel to Hajj and questioned if the changeover would create complications for them.
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Indonesia expects 231,000-hajj quota
The increasing quota of hajj pilgrims is good news for Muslims in Indonesia as it will reduce the waiting time for departures to the Holy Land. The average waiting period for the Indonesian hajj pilgrims is around 20 years, while the longest one is experienced by those in Bantaeng, South Sulawesi as it could reach up to 40 years.
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200 indigent Muslim Pinoys join Hajj 2020
At least 200 indigent Filipino Muslims would be able to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca next year with a similar number of sponsored slots being offered by the government, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said on Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia assures to extend Road to Makkah facility
Saudi authorities have assured Pakistan to make utmost effort to extend the Road to Makkah facility to other cities apart from Islamabad for next year's Hajj.
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Hajj management to be improved further in 2020
State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on Thursday said Hajj management will be improved further in 2020.
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OpenWay wins Malaysia International Business Award for financial services
OpenWay, the leader in digital payments software, bagged the award in the financial services category at the recently concluded Malaysia International Business Awards, presented by Singapore Business Review. The company developed a new ATM system that allows easy withdrawal for Indonesians in Saudi Arabia.
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New cleaning vehicle for the Grand Mosque
President of the General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais has launched the new vehicle (Saha) for the cleaning of the Grand Mosque and its outside plazas, according to Makkah daily on Wednesday.
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Over 200,000 Pakistani pilgrims to perform Hajj next year
As many as 200,000 Pakistanis will perform the sacred religious ceremony of Hajj next year following the agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
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