Tag: Makkah
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Pakistan to be included in Makkah Road Initiative for Hajj pilgrims
Jeddah : Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Sunday signed the bilateral Hajj agreement for the year 2019. Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh Benten and visiting Pakistan Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri signed the agreement at the minister’s office in Makkah. Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Abdulfattah Bin…
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Saudi scouts help monitor prices near Grand Mosque in Makkah
Makkah : Members of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association, serving Umrah pilgrims at the Grand Mosque, have been in joint efforts with staff at the Ministry of Trade and Investment to monitor commodity prices in Makkah. The scouts are ensuring that sellers are adhering to price tags on items and are keeping an eye on…
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Taj Group to launch 340-room luxury hotel in Makkah
Mumbai : The Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL) on Tuesday announced its foray into the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia for opening a luxury hotel in collaboration with Umm Al Qura Development and Construction Co. With 340 rooms, the hotel will come up on the King Abdul Aziz Road (KAAR) Project, one of the…
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MWL to launch website for halal in over 20 languages
Makkah : The Muslim World League (MWL) has established the world’s largest Halal Center in Makkah, to be an international reference to whatever concerns the halal products. MWL said it is in the process of launching a website for halal in more than 20 languages, in line with its efforts to restructure its Halal Commission…
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‘Saudi Arabia wants to be top tourism destination for Muslim travelers’
London : Saudi Arabia wants to be the top global destination for Muslim tourists by the end of the decade, according to a top official. “We want to beat Dubai, Malaysia, and Turkey to the top spot,” said a senior official at the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCNH) in an interview on…
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Two holy mosques ready for Ramadan rush
Makkah, (IINA) – About seven million Umrah pilgrims are expected to arrive during the remaining two weeks of Shaaban and during the fasting month of Ramadan. They will be served by thousands of employees who want to guarantee the pilgrims’ safety and comfort in Makkah and Madinah, Arab News reported Monday. Umrah pilgrims come through…
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Mobile phone charging facility at Haram Mosque in Makkah
Makkah (IINA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque launched on Tuesday its mobile phone charging service, Makkah newspaper reported. The presidency announced in October that it would launch a new service providing outlets in the Grand Mosque to allow pilgrims and worshippers to charge their mobile…