King orders providing 300,000 Quran copies to two holy mosques
The objective is to have sufficient copies of the Holy Qur’an in the two holy mosques for worshipers to read and recite from.
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King Salman receives guests; offers Ramadan greetings
As Saudi Arabia joined all other Gulf states and most Muslims across the world to start observing the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, more than a million Umrah pilgrims and visitors flocked to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to perform Umrah and special night prayers. The authorities have made unprecedented arrangements and elaborate preparations to offer the best ever services and facilities for the pilgrims and visitors to the Holy Mosques during the holy month, which marks the peak annual Umrah season.
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Drones to manage Ramadan crowd in Makkah
“The Makkah Police will group pilgrims and visitors at the Grand Mosque to facilitate their entry and exit,” he added.
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GPS tracking buses to be introduced for Hajj season
A collaboration between the General Syndicate of Cars, the Saudi Hajj and Umrah ministry, Samsung and other coordinating institutions is underway to ensure the organized transport of passengers during Pilgrimage. The goal of the strategic parnership is arranging and organizing the transport of pilgrims as they visit holy sites and making trips between cities easy and
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Ramadan this year will be without Saudi TV 2
Saudi TV 2, as it is commonly known, is the only English channel of the Kingdom. It largely caters to the demand of English-speaking expatriates and was beaming live from the Prophets Mosque in Madinah. It was helpful to the viewers during Ramadan evenings.
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Twitter Has Some Fun Plans for Ramadan
Twitter is rolling out all sorts exciting things to tide you over during the holy month
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Arab News partners with Facebook to broadcast Ramadan prayers from Makkah
RIYADH: Arab News, the Riyadh-based regional English-language newspaper, has partnered with Facebook to broadcast prayers from Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. The newspaper will carry the Taraweeh prayers — the additional evening prayers performed during the Islamic holy month — live from the Holy Mosque in Makkah. These videos will be available in real-time on Arab News’
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No visa fee for first entry for Haj, Umrah pilgrims
The minister of Haj and Umrah, Mohammed Bin Saleh Bentin, made the statement during a coordination committee meeting.
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Makkah: The destination of "Meetings & Conventions Industry"
- ZAWYA MENA Edition
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Soft opening of new King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah set for May
JEDDAH: King Abdul Aziz International Airport is the main gateway to the Two Holy Mosques. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has started to carry out technical tests on the systems of travel and baggage termination, passenger bridges and various electronic systems in the presence of all relevant governmental and private sectors to ensure readiness before the soft
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30,000 security men deployed at Grand Mosque to manage crowd during Ramadan
He said some unscrupulous elements will exploit the Umrah season to make money but the security forces will be after them and will not enable them to carry out their evil deeds in the Haram or the outside plazas through secret police who are highly qualified and well-trained, he added.
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Pakistan’s president in Saudi Arabia for Umrah
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain is in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. He visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Monday night, where he was received by Saudi officials. The office of Chairman Senate issued a brief statement confirming that Senate Chairman Mir Sadiq Sanjrani has taken over as the acting president of the country since Hussain departed for Saudi
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