Technical glitch delays Makkah train
She said the passengers got panicked because the train continued to stop amid darkness all around them
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Prophet’s Mosque infested with crickets
The presidency employed a number of employees around the gates with special vacuum machines for the suction of insects.
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Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhani, imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
Sheikh Abdullah Awad Al-Juhani has been an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since July 2007. Al-Juhani was born in Madinah, and completed memorizing the Qur’an under the supervision of Sheikh Mohammed Ayub, former imam of the Prophet’s Mosque. At the age of 16, he participated in a competition for the memorization and recitation of the Qur’an and came first in his category.
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Ministry: More than 5.7 million Umrah visas issued so far
RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 5,730,842, of which 5,273,075 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry. There are 472,043 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 330,560 in Makkah and 141,483 in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Most pilgrims — 4,706,764 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 504,116
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New Holiday Inns set for Saudi Arabia
Just days after signing deals to open new Staybridge Suites in Dubai, IHG has signed two franchise agreements to open new Holiday Inns in Saudi Arabia. The Holiday Inn Madinah King Abdulaziz Road will open as part of a deal with Loulouat Al Madinah Hospitality while the Holiday Inn Jeddah Al Hamra is part of a deal with Al Hokair Group.
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Amal by Malaysia Airlines Adds More Capacity for Umrah Charter Flights
Through this agreement, Amal by Malaysia Airlines will be mounting up to 102 Umrah charter flights from 19 September 2019 until 1 June 2020.
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App for Umrah pilgrims to rule out chances of duping by crooked travel agents
MUMBAI: Cheating of Umrah (mini-Haj) pilgrims by unscrupulous tour operators may become a thing of the past as an app helps utmost transparency and ma.
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Stranded pilgrims blame negligence by hotel staff for loss of passports
He added, “We believe that our passports were lost or misplaced at the hotel where we were astaying. Apparently it is an act of negligence.”
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Road to access Makkah from its south in need of urgent repair
“There are no warning signs on this road that could alert drivers. The road has no lighting, nor has cat eye reflectors to guide the drivers. This road needs urgent repair and maintenance because it is used by thousands pilgrims traveling to Makkah every day,” Al-Zahrani added.
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Preparations to serve pilgrims intensify as Ramadan nears
The department translates Friday and Eid sermons in different languages for the visitors and Umrah pilgrims, in addition to broadcasting the interpretations of Surat Al-Kahf in many languages every Friday morning.
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Pilgrims visit historical sites of Madinah
MADINAH: Group 14 of the Two Holy Mosques Guests Program, organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, toured the historical sites of Madinah. 225 pilgrims from 27 countries visited the Quba Mosque, the Cemetery of the Uhud Martyrs, Rumah Mountain, and the King Fahd Glorious Qur’an Printing Complex, where they were introduced to the various stages of printing the Glorious
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Saudi Arabia to change immigration process for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims
DHAKA: Bangladeshi pilgrims performing Hajj will now be able to complete immigration procedures before arriving in Saudi Arabia, rather than wait in the aircraft for hours upon landing in the Kingdom. The change comes following high-level exchanges between the two governments on making things easier for the 127,000 Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh. Anisur Rahman, from the
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