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Jeddah airport launches free shuttle service for pilgrims to Makkah
Jeddah: The King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has launched a free shuttle service to transport pilgrims. The announcement was made through the airport’s Twitter account on Thursday, January 12.…
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Haj 2023: Saudi Arabia lifts limit on number of pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb…
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Saudi: Haj 2023 registration opens for residents, citizens
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday announced the start of the registration period for the Haj pilgrimage 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom, offering four packages for…
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Snowfall in Makkah’s Grand Mosque? Know here
Riyadh: A video clip of snowfall in Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been circulating across social media platforms on Sunday. The 55-second video clip, which appeared on social media platforms, showed heavy…
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Saudi Arabia: 100 new Muslim converts perform Umrah
Riyadh: 100 new Muslim converts visited the Grand Mosque, Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform the Umrah for the first time, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The General Presidency…
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Nearly 30 million worshippers benefited from volunteering services at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Nearly 30 million worshippers have benefited from volunteering services at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since the inception of last Hijra year until the first quarter of the current year (1444H),…
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Saudi Arabia introduces electric coaches for elderly at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have introduced electric coaches to transport the elderly and people with disabilities during the circumambulation and pursuit of the Grand Mosque. The…
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Saudi Arabia: Umrah companies now required to issue permits to pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that all Umrah companies and institutions are obligated to issue permits for its pilgrims seeking to perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque and…
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Saudi: Al Sudais urges worshippers to abide by rules of the two holy mosques
Riyadh: The Head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Sudais has called on worshippers and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
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Saudi Arabia: Robots to deliver sermons, Adhan at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its latest plan to rely on artificial intelligence to serve visitors, on Friday launched a robot for reciting the Quran, sermons and the call to…
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Saudi Arabia allows children of all ages to enter Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Saturday announced that children of all ages are allowed to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The ministry’s announcement came…
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Saudi calls pilgrims for Umrah as Muharram witnesses lesser crowd
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday urged those wishing to perform Umrah during the current month of Muharram, noting that the Grand Mosque in Makkah, where the smaller pilgrimage…
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Saudi announces new Umrah rules to enter Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Ahead of the new Umrah season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorities have announced rules for Muslims wishing to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah to undertake Umrah, local media reported.…
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12M litres of Zamzam water given to Haj pilgrims at Grand mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has distributed a total of 12 million liters of Zamzam water to Haj pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s city of Makkah…
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Saudi Arabia: Funeral prayers for UAE Prez performed in absentia at 2 holy mosques
Riyadh: Funeral prayer in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was performed in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Al-Munawarrah…
