Madain Saleh: Pictured thru the writer’s eye
When he was Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir gave me an extended visa. He had two good reasons for doing that. One was professional. I am the Executive Vice President of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, where one of my missions has been to build alliances with Saudi Arabia’s excellent cancer researchers. The other was personal. As a writer and photographer, I was endlessly curious about Saudi Arabia’s people — and its landscape.
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Saudi Arabia to send sacrificial meat to Indonesia
The Saudi Government is to send meat of 17,000 sheep collected during the 2018 hajj season to Muslims in Indonedia, General Supervisor of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat, Rahimi Ahmed Rahimi, has said.
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Aiding pilgrims with digital tools
Bazlur Rahman Khan knows the peril of Hajj too well. The entire process—starting from registration to obtaining a visa to getting on a bus in Mina—is no cake walk and Rahman, a five times performer of Hajj, is well aware of it. But this time around, Rahman is a bit relaxed than before. “Smartphone…
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First batch of Turkish pilgrims arrives in Madinah
Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria Adnan Mahmud Boustaji took part in a ceremony organized by Nigerian Haj officials at Abuja International Airport to celebrate the departure of the first batch of Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom.
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Makkah entry ban in force
Only three categories of expats are being allowed to enter Makkah. They are the holders of Haj permits, those with Iqamas (residence permits) issued from Makkah, and those having permits to work during Haj season.
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Fire-prone warehouses threaten the safety of Makkah neighborhood
He gave a possible scenario in case of a fire. The illegal foreign workers will flee to the mountains to avoid arrests while residents of the district will face the consequences. He called for a drastic solution for the problem before the occurrence of a massive fire.
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Makkah Road initiative eases pilgrims’ entry into Saudi Arabia
The government agencies in Saudi Arabia providing the services to pilgrims within the Kingdom include the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Customs, and the National Information Center
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Over 61% seats for domestic pilgrims reserved in a week
The Haj season represents an opportunity for some of the local Haj service providers to make gains from cheating the pilgrims whether Saudis or expatriates, he added.
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Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim treated for heart attack at King Abdullah Medical City
JEDDAH: A medical team at King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah saved the life of a Bangladeshi pilgrim in his forties who suffered an acute heart attack, which almost killed him. The medical team intervened quickly after the pilgrim arrived in the medical city after initial tests showed that he had suffered from a cardiac arrest, and the patient was transferred to an operating
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1st batch of pilgrims arrive Saudi Arabia
Some officials of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the first batch of 445 pilgrims from Kogi arrive in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
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127,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims are ready to perform Hajj this year
DHAKA: The intended Hajj pilgrims of Bangladesh are now busy with their final preparations to take their flights to Makkah. According to the Hajj agreement with Saudi Arabia, this year a total of 126,798 Bangladeshi pilgrims will be able to perform the Hajj. Authorities in Dhaka have organized special flights to carry the pilgrims to Makkah.
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Egyptian pilgrim acquitted of drug charges travels home
The neighbor informed Abdel Salam that a Saudi national would finance the Umrah trip for 15 individuals, including her, to travel to Makkah to pray for his sick son. The neighbor advised her not to carry any goods along. However, prior to her departure, the man gave her a bag and asked her to hand it over to the Saudi man who was sponsoring her Umrah trip upon arrival in the Kingdom.
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