The Health Ministry will focus on the prevention of infectious diseases such as the MERS and Zika during Haj. The ministry will also be carefully monitoring diseases such as cerebral spinal fever, meningitis, yellow fever and polio among the incoming pilgrims, said an official. The ministry is focusing on educating[…]
As many as 1.5 million external and domestic pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, the Central Haj Committee was told. The committee met here under the chairmanship of Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and listened to various reports on the arrangements being made to receive the guests of[…]
As umrah pilgrims resettle in their respective countries, the time has arrived for the first hujjaj to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the fifth pillar of Islam – Haj. While thousands of South Africans yearn to perform the pilgrimage, this year 2000 South African hujjaj will[…]
This forms part of a series of hajj stories written by Cape Town doctor Salim Parker. It is currently being published monthly on his website www.hajjdoctor.co.za. A small room on a faraway western continent seems a very unlikely place to commence a wordless conversation about Hajj, especially if those involved[…]
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) on Tuesday urged all foreigners who arrived on Umrah or visit visas to leave the Kingdom before the expiry of their visas. Those who overstay their visas as well as those who extend any sorts of help to them have to face stringent punitive[…]
Authorities at King Abdulaziz International Airport here have banned non-travelers from entering the departure and arrival halls of the airport, specifying them for travelers only. Abdulkarim Al-Harbi said he came to the airport to receive his wife and children but the airport security prohibited him from entering the place. “I[…]
A total of 23,164,319 pilgrims visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Haj and Umrah. The statistics issued by the ministry also said that pilgrims were transported by 1,463,543 vehicles in visiting the Grand Mosque. “The transfers were easy and[…]
This forms part of a series of hajj stories written by Cape Town doctor Salim Parker. It is currently being published monthly on his website www.hajjdoctor.co.za. ‘I know your brothers!’ someone exclaimed. She smiled. ‘Yes, they are well known, highly qualified in their respective fields and are very active in[…]
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, reviewed a report presented by the adviser to the province, Hisham Al-Faleh, on the efforts of the governorate and other relevant bodies during the Umrah season in Ramadan. The report stated that all phases of the[…]
On the 27th night of Ramadan, nearly two million worshippers performed Isha and Taraweeh prayers at the Grand Mosque in an atmosphere full of faith, tranquility and peace of mind. The worshippers, who are seeking Laylat Al-Qadr (Night of Destiny) in the last 10 days of Ramadan, performed their prayers[…]
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