Turkish girl, 2, takes Makkah pilgrimage
Two-year-old Marai Jikjin has become Turkiye’s youngest person to travel to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Route initiative.
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From Okara to Makkah: This Man Walks 5400km for Hajj
After walking for 5400kms from Okara to Makkah, the long-fetched dream of a Pakistani man to perform hajj is now much closer to fruition.
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First Mauritian pilgrims arrive in Makkah
The first 148 Mauritian pilgrims arrived in Makkah for Hajj season this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Rahmah haj packages top choice for 35% of pilgrims
35% of the 8,500 pilgrims who use the haj package services offered by haj pilgrimage operators (PJH) opted for Rahmah haj packages priced at RM50,000 and below.
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SFDA intensifies inspection of food establishments in Makkah and Madinah
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) intensified its field tours during the Hajj season to inspect factories, warehouses, and food and water distribution centers in Makkah and Madinah, in order to ensure food safety and monitor any practices that may affect the safety of pilgrims.
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Mashaaer Metro Line ready to transport over 2 million pilgrims
Al-Mashaaer Metro Line at the Holy Sites is one of the most notable projects implemented by Saudi Arabia during the past 15 years to serve pilgrims. The project has won the Franz Edelman Award for the best applied and operational research.
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Iranian pilgrim's sight saved by KAMC team in Makkah
The forty-year-old pilgrim was facing multiple vision-related issues including retinal detachment, unilateral high myopia, cataracts, retinal atrophy, and uveitis.
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stc, fully prepared to cater to pilgrims’ needs during Hajj 1444 Season
stc group, the engine of digital transformation in the region, has completed its technical, human, and logistic preparedness to serve the pilgrims in Makkah, Al Madina and the Holy Sites as part of the group’s provisions for this year’s Hajj season (1444).
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Jail and fine for transporting people without Hajj permits, Public Security warns
The General Directorate of Public Security stated that anyone caught transporting people without permits to the holy city of Makkah in violation of the Hajj regulations and instructions would be subject to imprisonment for a period of up to 6 months and a fine of up to SR50,000 for each person transported.
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Over 500.000 pilgrims arrive in Madinah so far
The number of pilgrims who arrived in Madinah through air and land ports to perform Hajj this year has reached 531,243 until Monday.
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Minister briefs OIC members on Hajj arrangements
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah visited on Tuesday the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) where he met with OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha, delegates, representatives and consuls of OIC member states and its subsidiary institutions.
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Domestic pilgrims urged to be cautious of fake Hajj campaigns
The head of the Coordinating Council for Domestic Pilgrims Saeed Al-Juhani has said that illegal Hajj pilgrimage affects the pilgrimage experience negatively.
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