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Separate tawaf lane...
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 24 days ago
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Friday 26 April 2013 Last Update 26 April 2013 3:50 am A 12-meter wide lane to be used by the handicapped people is being built in the Grand Mosque. The General Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said the lane will enable the
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Nigeria: Hajj 2013 - Planning for Women
Abuja :: Nigeria | 24 days ago
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Mni Hajj is Islam's fifth pillar and a journey for completion of a Muslim's faith. Those who have the resources and can travel in safety to Makkah are enjoined to perform hajj at least once in their lifetime. For such an important religious activity,
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Saudi to retain ban on non-Muslim places of worship
Brussels :: Belgium | 25 days ago
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A general view of a housing compound in south of Riyadh, December 17, 2012. Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia will retain its longstanding ban on non-Muslim places of worship, Justice Minister Mohammed al-Issa said in comments reported by the Saudi
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Kingdom,Yemen sign Haj...
Say'ūn :: Yemen | 1 month ago
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Friday 19 April 2013 Last Update 19 April 2013 4:14 am Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar signed an agreement yesterday with Yemeni Minister of Endowments and Guidance Hammoud Abbad for the upcoming Haj. Abbad thanked the Saudi authorities for looking
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Saudi: Over SAR1bn is lost every year due to unauthorized tourist trips
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 1 month ago
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The Ministry of Transportation vowed to go after businesses that organize unauthorized sightseeing trips to historic and archaeological sites. Unofficial statistics indicate that the Kingdom is losing more than SR 1 billion in annual revenues because
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KAIA still crowded with...
Paris :: France | 1 month ago
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Sadly, the situation has remained the same, with the airport still struggling with overcrowding and congestion caused mainly by thousands of Umrah pilgrims. Every nook and cranny of the airport's northern lounge is used by young and old pilgrims to
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High-tech strategy for Haj at final stage
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 1 month ago
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Thursday 11 April 2013 Last Update 11 April 2013 1:39 am The Haj Ministry is currently giving final touches to a 25-year strategic plan that would bring about qualitative improvement in services being extended to millions of pilgrims who visit the
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Massive development of holy sites to ease Haj
Hanover :: Germany | 1 month ago
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Tuesday 9 April 2013 Last Update 9 April 2013 1:25 am Studies are under way to set up 60,000 fireproof tents in Arafat at a cost of SR 2 billion, and expand Mina to house seven million pilgrims as part of government's efforts to improve services to
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Two million visit Madinah during current Umrah season
Cairo :: Egypt | 1 month ago
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More than 2 million people have come to perform Umrah and visit Madinah since the beginning of the Umrah season, an increase of 13 percent from last year's figures. Saudi embassies issued 2,751,238 Umrah visas worldwide, with the highest number of
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Prince Faisal briefed on Haj projects in Madinah
Yanbu :: Saudi Arabia | 1 month ago
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Wednesday 3 April 2013 Last Update 3 April 2013 12:57 am Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman yesterday held talks with Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar on new projects to improve facilities for pilgrims visiting the holy city. Hajar gave a presentation
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