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Hajj Ministry Urges Pilgrims To Comply With Scheduling Programs To Avoid Crowd Disasters Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has urged pilgrims to abide by crowd-control schedules and rules to avoid dangers that could result in congestion and stampedes. In a message, the mini... August 20, 2018 0 594 Category: Hajj and Umrah

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Special Services To Aid Pilgrims With Special Needs During Hajj The General Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques has begun services to aid pilgrims with special needs during this year’s Hajj season. Among these services is a small talking watch for the visual... August 20, 2018 0 608 Category: Hajj and Umrah

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Zamzam That Transformed Makkah’s Arid Landscape The use of holy water is seen in many religions and ethnicities. Christians and Sikhs often use their versions of holy water to bring luck to the household or protect it against evil. Muslims, too, h... August 20, 2018 0 1632 Category: Information

Hajj Ministry Plans To Supply More Than 2.3 Million Hygienic Meals To Pilgrims Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Ministry has put health at the top of its menu with plans to supply more than 2.3 million hygienic meals to pilgrims. The ready-made, sterilized meals come in a range of fla... August 20, 2018 0 625 Category: Food

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Dr. Hussein Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, Imam At Prophet’s Mosque And High Court Judge Dr. Hussein bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh is a respected imam and sermon performer at the Prophet’s Mosque, as well as a judge at the High Court in Madinah. A royal recommendation by King Salman ... August 20, 2018 0 1933 Category: Information

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KSRelief Celebrates Rehabilitation Of 27 Child Soldiers In Yemen The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) held the closing ceremony of the second session of its fifth and sixth phases of the rehabilitation project of child soldiers in Yemen. ... August 20, 2018 0 651 Category: Saudi Arabia

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Qatari Pilgrims Arrive In Kingdom Via Kuwait Groups of Qatari pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia via Kuwait to perform the Haj rituals. Minister of Haj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Saleh Benten confirmed the arrival of the Qatari pilgrims, welco... August 18, 2018 0 681 Category: Saudi Arabia

Kingdom Consults International Companies On Water Privatization Drive Saudi Arabia’s state-owned National Water Co (NWC) said on Thursday it was starting preparations to involve international companies in the kingdom’s water distribution and treatment sector... August 18, 2018 0 700 Category: Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia Rejects 27,000 Sheep And Goats From Somalia Authorities in the Kingdom have rejected some 27,000 livestock – sheep and goat – back to Somalia. Local media reports indicate that the herds of sheep and goats arrived at the Bosaso p... August 18, 2018 0 2160 Category: Saudi Arabia

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Deals Signed To Build 10,000 Housing Units In Jeddah The Housing Ministry has signed two agreements with real estate development companies to build some 10,000 housing units in Jeddah for beneficiaries of the Sakani (My Home) program. So far, 46 projec... August 18, 2018 0 703 Category: Saudi Arabia

World Food Programme Lauds Saudi, Emirati Support For Yemen Saudi and Emirati contributions have enabled the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to help 66,000 families affected by the hurricane that hit Yemen’s Socotra Island in May, said the WFP&rsqu... August 18, 2018 0 720 Category: Saudi Arabia

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Dr. Lama Al-Sulaiman, Board Member Of General Entertainment Authority Dr. Lama Al-Sulaiman is a board member of General Entertainment Authority and board member of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She has a Ph.D. in health and nutrition from King’s Col... August 18, 2018 0 888 Category: Information

Freewheeling Saudis On A Roll As Skate Titles Come To Jeddah Saudis got their skates on for the ultimate rollerskating championships in Jeddah this week, which featured three days of competitions and skate-related events. Skaters from Dammam, Taif, Abha and Jed... August 18, 2018 0 699 Category: Saudi Arabia

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126,000 Pilgrims From Bangladesh Will Perform Hajj 2018 The last Hajj flights from Bangladesh will leave for Saudi Arabia this morning. About 125,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims have already reached the holy city Makkah, on special flights operated by Biman Bang... August 18, 2018 0 601 Category: Hajj and Umrah

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Saudi Arabia Greets 1.68m Pilgrims, Passport Chief Reveals More than 1.68 million Hajj pilgrims had arrived in the Kingdom by noon on Thursday, the General Directorate of Passports announced. Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya, director general of pa... August 18, 2018 0 634 Category: Culture & Heritage

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Saudi Commission For Tourism Completes Training For Hajj Guides In a breakthrough initiative for Tawafa institutions, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has completed the training of 135 male and female Tawafa guides — religious gu... August 18, 2018 0 652 Category: Hajj and Umrah

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Pilgrims Crowd Grand Mosque To Hear Last Friday Sermon Before Hajj Pilgrims packed Makkah’s Grand Mosque to hear the Friday sermon ahead of the start of Hajj. They listened to an emotional speech by imam Saud Al-Shuraim on the magnitude and significanc... August 18, 2018 0 632 Category: Hajj and Umrah

Al-Khayf Mosque In Mina The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance’s efforts to help pilgrims by offering them educational programs throughout this year’s Hajj season are reflected in a series of lecture... August 18, 2018 0 792 Category: Saudi Arabia

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King Salman’s Hot Air Balloon Soars With Message Of Unity A hot air balloon dedicated to Saudi King Salman took to the sky over Poland as part of an international festival. The balloon featuring an image of the Saudi ruler and a message of unity was launche... August 18, 2018 0 1782 Category: Saudi Arabia

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Center To Measure Hajj Pilgrims Satisfaction With Government Services The National Center for Performance Measurement (Adaa) has activated one of its beneficiaries’ measurement tools to assess pilgrims’ satisfaction with government services during the Hajj s... August 18, 2018 0 550 Category: Hajj and Umrah

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