10-year deportation for anyone caught fingerprinting for Hajj without a permit
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) revealed the penalty for those who have been caught fingerprinting for Hajj without obtaining a permit.
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Works starts on major expansion of historic Quba Mosque in Madinah
Major redevelopment work has got underway at Madinah’s historic Quba Mosque to further expand the holy site first built upon by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,440 years ago.
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Issuing iftar permit to resume for Ayyamul Beed, Monday and Thursday fasting at Grand Mosque from Thursday
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced that services and permits for holding iftar meal for fasting people at the Grand Mosque in Makkah would be resumed from Thursday, June 2.
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Saudi Arabia reserves 4 airports exclusively for haj flights
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced a list of four airports reserved for receiving Haj pilgrims for the 1443H (Hijriah) pilgrimage season, reported Egyptian newspaper Elwatan.
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Maldivian hajj pilgrims to be headed by Islamic Minister this year
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Zahir is to head Maldivian Hajj pilgrims as Amir al-Hajj of year 2022.
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Liberia’s National Hajj 2022 Committee Chairman Announces Registration and Process of Muslims’ Visit to Mecca 2022
The National HAJJ Committee of Liberia-2022 (NHCL), on Monday in keeping with precedence by the Government of Liberia has announced the commencement of its registration of pilgrims for Mecca 2022.
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Grand mufti of Zanzibar visits King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah
The Grand Mufti of Zanzibar, Sheikh Saleh bin Omar Kaabi, visited the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah on Tuesday.
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Worsening crisis forces Sri Lankan Muslims to forgo Hajj
Sri Lankan Muslims will not take part in this year’s Hajj, the country’s pilgrimage organizers announced on Tuesday, as the island nation faces its worst economic crisis in memory.
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Morocco Reacts to Price Increases, Age Restriction
With many Moroccans complaining about the high cost of Hajj (the Islamic pilgrimage) this year, Morocco’s Minister of Islamic Affairs has said that his ministry did not add a “single dime” to the logistics of Hajj, in a parliament hearing on Monday.
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Dubai school students, staff help bus drivers perform Umrah
The staff and students at a Dubai school have come together to facilitate an Umrah pilgrimage for four of its long-serving bus drivers.
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Health Ministry readies Telejemaah devices to monitor Hajj pilgrims
The Health Ministry has readied "Telejemaah" devices to monitor the health conditions of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, especially people, with high health risk, during their pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Ministry deploys 776 health workers to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims
Secretary-General of the Health Ministry Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha along with several officials from the ministry have deployed 776 health workers to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
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