Hajj expenses likely to rise under govt scheme
Govt mulls bringing five-year Hajj policy, increasing expense by Rs55, 000
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Karipur to become Haj embarkation point
Kondotty: From the next haj pilgrimage season, Karipur airport will become the embarkation point. In the application form, the two airport options (Kochi and Karripur) will be available and the pilgrims can choose the airport from where they like to depart for the pilgrimage. Kochi airport was the only Hajj embarkation point in Kerala. AsKerala is ..
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Early start of Haj process will ensure better facilities & smooth Haj process
Announcing Haj 2019 here at Haj House, Mumbai, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday that it was for the first time that preparations for next year’s Haj has been started immediately after completion of the current year’s Haj process(2018).
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PM offers ziarat at Prophet (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four- day official visit to Saudi Arabia, offered ziarat of the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi here last night, reports agency .
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Hasina performs Umrah, offers prayers at Prophet Muhammad’s grave - bdnews24.com
Hasina performs Umrah, offers prayers at Prophet Muhammad’s grave
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Hasina heading home after Umrah, meetings with Saudi king and crown prince - bdnews24.com
Hasina heading home after Umrah, meetings with Saudi king and crown prince
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More than 535,423 Umrah visas issued
JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 535,423 of which 278,706 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry. There are 202,792 pilgrims still in the Kingdom —140,848 in Makkah and 61,944 in Madinah.Most pilgrims — 261,187 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 17,519 entered by land. None arrived by
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Young Saudi treks on the Hijrah route to spread breast cancer message
He said: “This is a call for being positive and how to control what is destined for us. Therefore, we have agreed with the Saudi traveler Yasser Hamaid to spread the message by walking through the Hijrah route, which our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his followers took while they migrated from Makkah to Madinah, in order to emphasize the importance of early examination of our sisters, daughters and wives.”
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Interest in Indonesian language growing among Saudis, expats
Some of the applicants said they needed to learn Bahasa to support their work at Haj and Umrah companies and establishments that serve Indonesian pilgrims. Some said they needed to learn Bahasa to get better employment, while others said they wanted to pick it up for their business endeavors.
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Over half a million Umrah visas issued so far
The number of pilgrims still in the Kingdom is 202,792 pilgrims, with 140,848 pilgrims in Makkah and 61,944 in Madinah, the ministry said, adding that 75,914 pilgrims left Saudi Arabia after completing the Umrah rites.
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‘Saudi Arabia’s stability, security a red line for Muslim world’
JEDDAH: The Supreme Council of the Muslim World League (MWL) held its 43rd session in Makkah, with senior scholars and ministers from Muslim countries in attendance. The council expressed solidarity with the Saudi leadership and people, and condemned attempts to target the Kingdom, saying its stability and security are a red line for the Muslim world.
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Pakistan still awaiting decision by Saudi govt on Umrah tax exemption: Religious affairs ministry
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday issued a statement of clarification regarding an exemption from additional tax for Pakistanis performing more than one Umrah within two years, saying that a reply from the Saudi government in this regard was still awaited.
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