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1,141,998 Hajj pilgrims have left Saudi Arabia so far, says Passport Department
According to the statistics issued by the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat), Total number of Hajj pilgrims departing via land, air and sea ports of the Kingdom has reached 1,141,998. The directorate said the number of pilgrims leaving by
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Pilgrim from Pakistan gives birth to twins after 9-year sterility
After suffering a sterility period of nine years, a Pakistani pilgrim completed her happiness of performing the Haj by giving birth to a healthy boy and a girl in Madinah Maternity and Child Hospital. Gynecologists and obstetricians delivered the
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Makkah governor kicks off preparations for next pilgrimage
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, has consented to hold the Hajj workshop in late Muharram in anticipation of the following journey season in 1440 AH. This came during a meeting of the
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Domestic pilgrims reach 612,953 including 211,736 Saudis
According to the General Authority of Statistics (GaStat), total Number of domestic pilgrims this year has reached a total of 612,953 consisting of
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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
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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 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 MoreSaudi ready for receiving more than 5,000 pilgrims of martyrs families
Saudi Arabia reported on Wednesday that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Hajj Guests Program, every year directed by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has finished its arrangements for the gathering of in excess of 5,000
Read MoreIn first, Saudi Arabia provides nursery service for Hajj pilgrims with children
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launched a nursery service on Tuesday for children during the holy season for the first time, to ensure their safety amid the large crowds of pilgrims and provide them with a safe
Read MoreEtihad Airways puts on extra Saudi flights for Hajj pilgrims
Until August 28, Etihad says it will operate special charters to carry pilgrims on its additional flights to Jeddah and Madinah Airport Etihad Airways said on Tuesday it is operating additional flights between Abu Dhabi and its destinations in
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