Heat-blocking coating experiment implemented in Jamarat area in Mina
The Saudi authorities are implementing a project to apply heat-blocking coating at the holy sites in Makkah
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Sheikh Youssef bin Muhammad will deliver Arafat sermon
Eminent Saudi Islamic Scholar and Member of the Council of Senior Scholars Sheikh Youssef bin Muhammad bin Saeed will deliver the Arafat sermon for this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
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Madinah hospital saves life of 90-year-old Indonesian pilgrim
A medical team at Hera General Hospital in Madinah performed lifesaving surgery on a 90-year-old Indonesian pilgrim who had gone to hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain, Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
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4 days to go: Over 15,000 Nigerian pilgrims yet to be airlifted
Four days to the closure of Saudi Arabia’s airspace for Hajj flights, thousands of intending pilgrims from Nigeria may miss the annual exercise following delay in their airlift, Daily Trust can report.
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Cooking gas use banned in holy sites
The General Directorate of Civil Defense has confirmed a ban on the entry and usage of all kinds and sizes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into the pilgrims' tents and the offices of government agencies within the holy sites.
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Moon sighted in Saudi Arabia; Eid Al Adha on June 28
The Dhul-Hijjah crescent moon has been sighted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on June 18. Eid Al Adha will be celebrated on June 28.
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Madinah welcomes more than 718,000 pilgrims
The number of pilgrims who have arrived till today, Sunday, in Madinah through the air and at land ports is 718,030 pilgrims of several nationalities.
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Over 1,150,000 Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far
More than 1,150,000 Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia through different ports, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for Visiting Affairs Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Bijawi confirmed.
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RGA harnesses 28 'performance contracts' for maintenance of Holy Sites' roads
The Roads General Authority (RGA) said that it has harnessed 28 performance contracts for the maintenance of roads leading to the Holy Sites.
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We are Spending $87.4bn to Upgrade Hajj Infrastructure
The Saudi Arabian authorities have disclosed that the Kingdom is coughing out over 87 billion dollars to upgrade the infrastructure in strategic locations across the country.
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4,000 workers tasked with washing Grand Mosque 10 times a day during Hajj
The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque has deployed its vast human resources and technology at the Grand Mosque to welcome worshippers during the upcoming Hajj season.
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Hajj sources positive emotions
Several international research institutes and centers have developed a growing interest in the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage season, one of the largest annual human gatherings on earth, with some US and British universities publishing research papers proving that Hajj is an abundant source of positive human emotions.
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