No worries, Jeddah international airport will find your bags
JEDDAH: Have you ever been at an airport waiting for your luggage on the baggage carousel, and it doesn’t turn up? Well, it could be very similar to someone else’s luggage and they have picked it up by mistake, leaving you empty handed. Perhaps the luggage has been shipped to visit another country. Who is to blame: You, the airline or the airport? Here are the stories of a few
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Mobily sponsors national Hajj awareness campaign
Saudi telecom giant Mobily, in coordination with the governorate of the Makkah region, is sponsoring a national media campaign for the awareness of Hajj pilgrims.Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah region, and Maziad Alharbi, chief technology officer of Mobily, recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to this regard in Jeddah.Mobily sponsors the
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Prophet’s Mosque to accommodate 10,000 for Itikaf on rooftop
Arrangements are being made at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah to accommodate 10,000 worshipers who intend to perform the ritual of Itikaf (seclusion and staying in the mosque with the intention of worshiping) during the month of Ramadan.
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Makkah gets a much-needed cleanup
The Municipality of Makkah has taken a series of measures to prevent visual pollution in the holy city, which is visited by millions of Muslim pilgrims from around the world to perform Haj and Umrah.
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Diplomat demands total dedication from Indonesian Haj volunteers
INDONESIAN Consul General Mohamad Hery Saripudin has advised all candidates aspiring to serve the pilgrims during the upcoming Haj season to straighten their intentions, renew their commitment and devotion, and to uphold the spirit of service.
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Makkah emir opens Zamzam well restoration project
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, opened the renovation project of Zamzam well and the surrounding area at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Tuesday night.
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Self-financing best option for Qur'an complex: Prince Faisal
Emir of Madinah Prince Faisal Bin Salman has emphasized the need to operate the King Fahd Qur’an Printing Complex on the basis of a self-financing system.
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Authorities urged to probe Makkah escalator scam
Electric stairs established by the municipality near pedestrian bridges in Makkah four years ago remain unutilized drawing the anger of the public, who wanted the authorities to launch an investigation into the scandal and take quick action to commission them.
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Barriers around mataf removed
Barriers put up around the mataf (the area for circumambulation around the Kaaba) have been removed in preparation to open it for all visitors on Tuesday.
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Mataf to reopen for all worshippers from Tuesday
The mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) will be thrown open to all worshippers from Tuesday, March 27, on completion of the work for the restoration of the Zamzam well.
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35 minutes from Jeddah to Makkah on new road
Travel time between Jeddah and Makkah will be reduced to only 35 minutes with the opening of a new 72-kilometer-long highway which is currently under construction, Ministry of Transport spokesman Turki Al-Toaimi told Makkah Arabic newspaper on Saturday.
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Makkah craftsmen sew the Kaaba cover since 1926
THE kiswa factory in Makkah was established around 90 years ago. Until then the embroidered black garment that covers the Holy Kaaba used to be made abroad in countries like Egypt and brought over to the Kingdom.
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