Radio broadcast of Grand Mosque's lessons and sermons in international languages launched
President of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated Monday a 24-hour live radio broadcast of Grand Mosque's lessons and sermons via the Manarat Al-Haramain platform in many international languages.
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Exhibition on the field, digital expansions at Grand Mosque opened
President of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated on Sunday the Field and Digital Saudi Expansions at Grand Mosque Exhibition.
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Restrictions for Umrah pilgrims from Pakistan to be lifted soon
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noor ul Haq Qadri on Sunday said that restrictions for Pakistani Umrah pilgrims would be lifted in the next two to three weeks, ARY NEWS reported.
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SAHUC Elects New National Office Bearers at AGM
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) has elected new national office bearers following its annual general meeting.
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Pakistani spends four decades in service of Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Ahmed Khan Qandal, who came from Mandi Bahauddin in Pakistan in late 1983 at the age of 23, never thought that he would spend the next 40 years of his life in Saudi Arabia, specifically as a sanitation worker at the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
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Haram Presidency employs nearly 600 women
The total number of qualified female employees working within different agencies at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has reached nearly 600.
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Indonesia lobbies Saudi Arabia for Umrah permits
The acting director general of Hajj and Umrah at the Indonesian Religion Affairs Ministry has lobbied the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Indonesia to allow prospective Indonesian pilgrims to undertake Umrah soon.
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Indonesia asks Saudi Arabia to review its vaccine, umrah policies
During a recent meeting with her Saudi Arabian counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi asked Saudi Arabia to review its policies on COVID-19 vaccinations and Umrah policies for prospective Indonesian pilgrims.
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Thakher Makkah to host three new Radisson hotels
Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of three hotels within the Thakher Makkah megaproject, an urban development in the holy city.
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Cost for hajj will increase next year
THE cost for hajj is expected to increase next year due to inflation rate and the development of new rules by Saudi Arabia based on the standard operating procedure (SOP) following the pandemic.
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New Jeddah-Mecca highway to serve 30m pilgrims annually
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics is currently building the new 72km Jeddah-Mecca highway, which includes four lanes in each direction, and is designed to serve 30 million Umrah pilgrims annually, local media reported.
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Radisson Hotel Group announces a record year in the Middle East & Africa
Radisson Hotel Group, one of the world’s leading hotel groups, announced a record year in its fastest-growing region, the Middle East & Africa, with 21 signings and seven hotel openings achieved thus far.
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