As Hujaaj in the Saudi Kingdom anxiously await the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, tour operators have been conducting revisions with their respective pilgrims, reminding them of the protocol and movements for the journey ahead. Amongst the operators currently in Makkah are the Dhuyufullah Hajj and Umrah Group, who[…]
The Saudi Ministry of Health has provided medical teams for pilgrims to prevent the potential spread of any epidemic disease, said Dr. Abdulsalam Noorwali, director of Makkah Health Affairs. The teams have been dispatched to all points of entry (air, land, sea), the Grand Mosque, and the Holy Sites, Noorwali[…]
More than 1.4 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “About 1.36 million pilgrims already arrived from different countries by Sunday night and we expect their number to cross the 1.4-million mark,” he said. Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih, meanwhile, said no[…]
US President Barack Obama is sending his secretary of state to Saudi Arabia to meet Arab foreign ministers as he prepares to deliver a speech outlining his strategy against the Islamic State group. John Kerry’s meeting seeks to broaden a coalition across the Arab world against the armed Sunni group,[…]
Saudi Arabia has risked the ire of the Muslim world, following the publication of a report in the Journal of the Two Presidencies, which suggested the country may consider destroying and relocating the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The report came in the midst of a multi-billion dollar redevelopment[…]
Saudi Arabia has handed over a check for $100m to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to help finance the UN’s centre to combat global terrorism. The UN chief welcomed the gift at a ceremony in his office and said the recent upsurge in terrorism in a number of countries and regions[…]
Saudi Arabia is blocking haj pilgrims from three West African countries suffering large Ebola virus outbreaks from making the iconic Muslim visit to Makkah, while a Saudi man is being tested for the hemorrhagic fever after traveling to Sierra Leone. The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Monday it[…]
A World Health Organization official is reminding millions of Muslims making a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to exercise basic hygiene as mass gatherings pose risks of spreading the Middle East respiratory syndrome. The U.N. agency has recorded 827 cases of MERS and 287 deaths, mostly in Saudi Arabia. The[…]
Saudi Arabia has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Walid abu al-Khair to 15 years in prison on charges that include seeking to undermine the state and insulting the judiciary, the state news agency reported. The Specialised Criminal Court on Sunday also found al-Khair guilty of “inciting public opinion” and barred[…]
With the haj accreditation process completed and the full quota filled, the president of the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) Shaheen Essop says operators will now embark on the back end work for Haj 1435. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat on Friday, Essop said much of the focus[…]
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