Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has called for making use of international expertise and experiences when organizing summer festivals. “We have to develop top-class tourism products in order to compete with other countries,” the governor said while launching Jeddah Ghair festival on Wednesday. Prince Khaled was happy with the festivities
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Saudi folk dancers perform in British Consulate event
British consul general Mohammed Shokat (3rd from left) and British community in Jeddah celebrated the diamond jubilee. (AN) Saudi folk singers and dancers from the group Bahara performed at the British consulate premises on Friday to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. British Consul General Mohammed Shokat was present. A
Makkah development work starts today
JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI Friday 1 June 2012 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will officially announce today the beginning of work on the implementation of the project to develop the western suburbs of Makkah. The project covers an area of 1.5 million sq. meters along the Jeddah-Makkah Expressway. Makkah Gate Company
Meningitis vaccine for Haj,Umrah pilgrims a must, seminar told
Karachi We must accord vaccination prior to embarking on Haj and Umrah all the necessary urgency, and in this endeavour the media and the civil society have an indispensable role to play in the form of creating awareness and coming forward with plans and projects to make vaccination accessible to
'Trip of lifetime' – operator guilty
Pilgrims arriving from Hajj at London Heathrow – Nov 2011 [important]The CBH has issuesd a stark warning to unscrupulous Tour Operators following 2 very high profile convictions of company directors who have mis-treated pilgrims. Yasin Ahmed – Operations Director at CBHUK said “Let the case in Birmingham last year and the
VIDEO: Hajj Travel Exposed – Islam Channel Hajj Fraud Documentary
Islam Channel’s Investigation on hajj travel fraud will be broadcast on Islam Channel Monday 12th March 2012 at 7:00pm GMT (CAT 9:00pm). Watch online: http://www.islamchannel.tv/ We will be tweeting live with the hash tag #hajjfraud – feel free to tweet us your questions and comments. Follow us on twitter: @cbhuk
Conference Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam 22nd – 24th March 2012
A major multi-disciplinary academic conference, bringing together a group of renowned international scholars and specialists to present their latest research on Hajj. The conference will cover many aspects of Hajj, including literature, history, archaeology, pilgrims’ journeys, art, architecture, photography, and material culture. Thursday 22 March – Saturday 24 March BP
Mataf expansion – An Artists Impression (PHOTO & VIDEO)
Artist’s impression of the horizontal and vertical expansion of the mataf of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, which will accommodate 130,000 pilgrims at a time. The project, which is expected to be completed in three years, will increase the current capacity of the mataf by 75 percent and extend the
Electric wheelchairs in demand at Haram
MAKKAH – As the new season of Umrah gets underway, there has been a growing stream of pilgrims using electric wheelchairs at the Grand Mosque. However, the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has taken precautionary measures to ensure pilgrim safety is not jeopardized by the use of electric
Makkah hotels book rooms for Hajis now
MAKKAH: Although the pilgrimage is more than seven months away, Haj missions and real estate brokers have started reserving residential buildings and hotels for pilgrims, local daily Al-Watan reported Thursday, quoting the real estate committee chairman of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The missions and the brokers have