Fleet of luxury buses ready to receive Haj pilgrims hosted by King Salman
Fleet of luxury buses ready to receive Haj pilgrims hosted by King Salman
Read article
900 visas for 2019 Hajj
Sierra Leone’s quota for Hajj visas in 2019 has been increased by 100, APA has learnt in Freetown on Thursday.
Read article
Saudi Arabia praised for keeping millions connected during Hajj
RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) have been praised for their efforts to improve the Hajj experience through the use of technology.
Read article
First group of Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian pilgrims leave Beirut for Hajj
BEIRUT: The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon on Thursday joined the first batch of 20,000 pilgrims from the country leaving Beirut to perform Hajj. Envoy Walid Al-Bukhari, accompanied Makkah-bound pilgrims to the capital’s Rafic Hariri International Airport where he oversaw their safe departure. The Saudi Embassy has completed 20,000 electronic visas for worshippers traveling from
Read article
Honor to serve: Saudi boy scouts are always there to help during Hajj
JEDDAH: Each Hajj season more than 4,000 Saudi boy scouts volunteer for service, as up to 2 million pilgrims gather to perform Hajj. Saudi scouts are always there at the camps of Mina and Arafat to help those in need and guide them if they need help. The main duty of each Saudi scout is to assist in leading people to the correct sites, especially older people who find it hard
Read article
Security forces gear up for successful Haj mission
Security forces gear up for successful Haj mission
Read article
107 open-heart surgeries conducted on Haj pilgrims, Saudi Health Ministry says
107 open-heart surgeries conducted on Haj pilgrims, Saudi Health Ministry says
Read article
Indonesia struggles to increase hajj quota to 250 thousand: ambassador
Indonesia is struggling to increase its hajj quota, from 231 thousand pilgrims to 250 thousand next year, Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Maftuh Abegebriel stated here on Tuesday.
Read article
G5 service launched in holy sites
Besides other dignitaries, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha was also in attendance, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Read article
Saudi Arabia lauded for serving Hajj pilgrims
CAIRO: Arab League Assistant Secretary-General for Arab Affairs and National Security Khalil Ibrahim Al-Thawadi has said that Saudi Arabia’s efforts in facilitating Hajj have been reflected in the increase in the number of pilgrims each year. He said that preparations and facilities at airports, the number of diverse flights and the development of services in holy sites
Read article
Pilgrims continue to trickle in; 1,249,951 arrive so far
In a statement to SPA, Shiha pointed out that the Kingdom is continuing its efforts to improve the efficiency of services being provided to the pilgrims.
Read article
When the Kaaba’s Kiswa came from Egypt
CAIRO, JEDDAH: For centuries, every year during Hajj the Kiswa for the Kaaba arrived on a camel’s back all the way from Cairo to Makkah, following a precarious journey inside a ceremonial litter known as the Mahmal. From the reign of Al-Zahir Bebrus until the era of King Fuad of Egypt in the 1920s, the passage of the Mahmal through hundreds of miles of barren desert was an
Read article