KAIA boasts of world’s biggest airport aquarium
The new airport in Jeddah now boasts of housing the world’s biggest airport aquarium containing a wide variety of about 2,000 rare fish. This has added to the beauty of the grand and the Kingdom’s busiest airport.
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Mehwish Hayat performs Umrah with her family
Prominent Pakistani actor Mehwish Hayat performed Umrah with her family and said it was a moving journey.
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Saudi Hajj Ministry launches first ‘Mashair’ series
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched the first season of “Mashair,” a series that conveys the feelings of the guests of Allah and their stories when arriving in Makkah to perform Hajj and Umrah.
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Pilgrims to pay N1.5m deposit each as countdown to 2020 Hajj begins
Intending pilgrims for 2020 Hajj are to pay a deposit of between N1 million and N1.5 million deposit each as countdown to the operations begins. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has begun the allocation of quota to pilgrims boards in 36 states across the Federation.
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Zamzam Pullman Hotels Makkah and Madina engages with Hajj Operators in Nigeria
Zamzam Pullman Hotels Makkah and Madina has held engagement sessions with key Hajj operators and other critical stakeholders within the Nigerian Hajj community in Lagos and Abuja. The meetings which were the first of its kind for the hotel in Nigeria was primarily driven by the hotel management’s desire to showcase its offerings and collaborate to enhance the experiences of Nigerian pilgrims at the hotel during the Hajj and Umrah.
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South Africans Can Now Perform Multiple Umrah’s for a Year with Tourism Visa
There is good news for South Africans intending to travel for Umrah to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It’s emerged that South Africans can now get a Saudi tourism visa for a year and perform Umrah as many times as they desire during the year for just R 2,000.
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Tokopedia Dips Toes Into $1.8b Umrah Market
E-commerce giant Tokopedia has launched its own umrah pilgrimage service called the Tokopedia Umrah. The service is part of its new Muslim ecosystem, the Tokopedia Salam. The company said it hoped to improve the reputation of the umrah, or "mini-hajj," industry that had been ruined by massive frauds in the past few years.
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Indonesia gets first DIY umrah platform, e-commerce giant starts selling pilgrimage packages
A company has launched Indonesia’s first do-it-yourself digital umrah platform at the same time an e-commerce giant opens its marketplace to pilgrimage packages.
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Madinah aiming to join world list of healthy cities
Madinah is aiming to become one of the world’s most healthy cities. The holy city is hoping to be included on a World Health Organization (WHO) list by successfully meeting strict assessment standards.
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Hajj 2020 – All you need to know about it – Research Snipers
An official source from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has revealed details regarding Hajj 2020. The three years Policy for Government Hajj Scheme 2020 is to be announced by mid-December. It is expected that Hajj applications will be received from January 2020. On Dec 4th, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed with Saudi Arabia for Hajj arrangements.
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Expansion of Madinah’s landmark Masjid Al-Qiblatain underway
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman inspected on Wednesday the progress of work to develop the city’s landmark Masjid Al-Qiblatain site and its surroundings.
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Pilgrims 'lose thousands' on cancelled Mecca trips
Worshippers fear they will lose thousands of pounds after their Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca were cancelled. Families say they have not received refunds after a travel agent cancelled Hajj pilgrimages.
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