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Health Ministry tips for Hajj well-being
The Health Ministry is providing awareness-raising instructions and tips for Hajj on its official website. These instructions cover chronic diseases, such as advising heart and hypertension patients to see a doctor to make sure they can perform
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9 new babies born in holy city ahead of Haj
Providing health care to pilgrims coming from all over the world is a prime challenge. Yet Kingdom has been successfully providing health care accessibility around the clock to pilgrims over the years. Many pilgrims, especially elder ones, who
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2m pilgrims streaming into Mina from Saturday evening
Two million pilgrims will start streaming into Mina from Saturday evening, marking the beginning of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage on Dhul Hijjah 8th, corresponding August 19th, with Hajj authorities fully geared for ensuring full safety for the
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Ceremony to replace covering of Kaaba to take place during dawn prayer of 9th day of Dhu Al-Hijjah
The ceremony to replace the covering (Kiswa) of the holy Kaaba will take place during dawn prayer of the ninth day of the twelfth month of Dhu
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More than 54 million pilgrims perform Haj over 25 years
The Haj pilgrimage, which starts at Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, is one of the world's largest annual
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Policeman who assisted pilgrim had no idea he was being filmed
Jamaan Al-Subyani, the policeman in the security forces of the Grand Mosque who took off his shoes and offered it to an old Pakistani woman pilgrim,
Read MoreEid 2018: What is Hajj? What date is Hajj 2018? Hajj and Eid EXPLAINED
EID AL-ADHA, the second of the two Islamic holidays, celebrated each year, is almost upon us. So what is Hajj? What date is Hajj 2018? The first celebration, Eid al-Fitr, began on Thursday, June 14 this year, the date determined by the Islamic
Read MoreFamily separated by war in Syria reunites at Hajj in emotional moment
An emotional video of four relatives rejoining at Hajj in Saudi Arabia after being separated by years of war and destruction in Syria was widely circulated on social media on Thursday, reported Al Arabiya English. In the video, two ladies
Read More126,000 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 Bangladesh Airlines and Saudi Arabian
Read MoreHajj and politics don’t mix, says Saudi minister
The Hajj and Umrah ministry made it clear, once again, that there is no place for politics during Hajj. This was reiterated by Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Saleh Banten during the annual press conference at the Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel
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