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Pilgrims Continue To Stone The Satan And Doing Tawaf Al-Ifada On Wednesday, the first of the three Tashriq days, more than 2.3 million pilgrims continued to throw stones at the Satan replica and proceeding from the Jamarat area to the Grand Mosque in Makkah to d... August 23, 2018 578 Category: CULTURAL

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Indian Woman Pilgrim Airlifted On Arafat Day The emergency medical wing under the Saudi Red Crescent Authority airlifted a sick Indian woman pilgrim on the Arafat day to the nearest hospital. The aged pilgrim suffered a stroke when she was pe... August 23, 2018 578 Category: CULTURAL

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Technological Solutions Help Hajj Experience The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s information technology department is providing technical solutions to help pilgrims during their stay in Makkah. Eng. Hisham Hammami, the chief information offi... August 26, 2018 526 Category: CULTURAL

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First Batch Of UAE Pilgrims Returns After Haj The first batch of pilgrims have arrived in the UAE after performing Haj. They arrived to a warm welcome at the Sharjah International Airport on Saturday morning on flights from Jeddah, Madina and Tai... August 26, 2018 528 Category: CULTURAL

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Time-lapse Shows Millions Crossing Jamarat Bridge During Haj A time-lapse video showing millions of pilgrims crossing over the Jamarat Bridge in Makkah has gone viral. The video from the recent Haj was shared by the Saudi videographer Yasser Bikhsh on Twitte... August 26, 2018 591 Category: CULTURAL

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Madinah Gift Project Presents 2.5 Million Meals And Water Bottles To Pilgrims Madinah Gift Project for Visitors and Pilgrims of Madinah Store Charity Society has begun to distribute more than 500,000 meals and 600,000 water bottles to pilgrims coming to Madinah during the post-... August 27, 2018 508 Category: CULTURAL

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Cleaning Of Grand Mosque Intensifies With the successful completion of Haj, the cleaning of the Grand Mosque in Makkah has been intensified. The administration responsible for cleaning the carpets and the floors of the Grand Mosque an... August 28, 2018 579 Category: CULTURAL

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Makkah Governor Kicks Off Preparations For Next Pilgrimage Season Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, has agreed to hold the Hajj workshop in late Muharram in preparation for the next pilgrimage season in 1440 AH. ... August 29, 2018 516 Category: CULTURAL

348,965 Pilgrims Arrive In Madinah The total number of pilgrims who have arrived in Madinah after performing Hajj rituals has reached 348,965, according to the statistics announced by authorities in the holy city. After the completion ... September 04, 2018 458 Category: CULTURAL

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Saudi Ground Services Co Serves Almost 372,000 Pilgrims The Saudi Ground Services Co. (SGS) has helped 371,351 Hajj pilgrims with their flights back home since Aug. 13. The SGS has also handled 762,568 pieces of baggage from King Abdulaziz International A... September 04, 2018 744 Category: CULTURAL

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More Than A Million Pilgrims Have Left Saudi Arabia After Hajj More than a million pilgrims have left the Kingdom after completing their Hajj, according to Saudi authorities. The General Directorate of Passports said that out of 1,758,722 foreign pilgrims, 1,0... September 08, 2018 555 Category: CULTURAL

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Makkah Governor Receives Heads Of Consular Missions In Jeddah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, said on Sunday during a meeting with the heads of consular missions in Jeddah that Saudi Arabia would do its utm... September 10, 2018 528 Category: CULTURAL

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1,141,998 Hajj Pilgrims Have Left Saudi Arabia The total number of Hajj pilgrims departing via land, air and sea ports of the Kingdom has reached 1,141,998, according to the statistics issued by the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat). T... September 10, 2018 487 Category: CULTURAL

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Two Holy Mosques Chief Honored In Event Marking End Of Hajj Season The Chief of the General Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, was honored during an event to mark the occasion of the end of his Hajj season. Al-Sudais praised all the... September 11, 2018 512 Category: CULTURAL

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Developing Cities To Serve Hajj And Umrah On Agenda Of Makkah Cultural Forum “How to develop our cities to serve Hajj and Umrah” will be the theme of the third edition of the Makkah Cultural Forum. The forum will be held under the slogan of “How to be Role... September 20, 2018 470 Category: CULTURAL

786,175 Pilgrims Arrive In Madinah The total number of pilgrims who arrived in Madinah after performing Hajj rituals has reached so far 786,175 pilgrims. The daily statistics reported by Madinah-based Unit for Media and Social Commu... September 20, 2018 842 Category: CULTURAL

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Jeddah Airport Decorated With Saudi Flag To Celebrate National Day King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah marked the 88th National Day by decorating its entrances with the national flag, balloons and green lights. Airport employees also wore special scarves ... September 23, 2018 588 Category: CULTURAL

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Saudi Arabia Committed To Principles Of Islam Saudi Arabia “will remain committed to the principles” of Islam, “the religion of tolerance and moderation,” Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Sunday in a speech to mark... September 24, 2018 502 Category: CULTURAL

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A Colonial-age Movement Formed By Christians, Cherished By Millions Of Muslims Worldwide Among the thousands of helpers assisting pilgrims at Hajj this year, it was hard to miss one particular group. In their distinctive neckerchiefs, shirts and caps, they were always on hand, guiding pi... September 29, 2018 534 Category: CULTURAL

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Saudi Culture Society Launches Institute For Arts And Culture Training The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts (SASCA) is launching a training institute to promote culture and arts, in a new initiative to develop performance and technical skills. The “Insti... October 03, 2018 604 Category: CULTURAL

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