MADINAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the largest expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque here yesterday. The new project will increase the mosque’s capacity to more than two million worshippers. King Abdullah arrived here last night from the Moroccan city of Casablanca and
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Hajj Seminar – Canary Wharf, London 19th Sept 2012 6pm-10pm
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No plan to cut number of pilgrims, says Hajjar
Fahd Al-Manee’ MAKKAH — The Kingdom has no plans to restrict the number of pilgrims during the next Umrah season. Announcing this at a press conference here, Dr. Bandar Hajjar, Minister of Haj, put at rest reports that the number of pilgrims will be drastically reduced owing to the ongoing
ABTA Issues Travel Warning To Hajj Pilgrims in UK
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), a UK-based association of travel agents, has issued a warning regarding the practices of unlicensed travel companies to UK travellers journying to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Around 25,000 pilgrims will be heading for Saudi Arabia from the UK for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes
CBHUK Live Q&A on Hajj & Umrah travel on BBC Asian Nework 29/8/12 > Listen Now
@cbhuk CEO (@mogradia) will be a guest on the BBC Asian Network (@bbcasiannetwork) radio for a Q&A on #Hajj & #Umrah travel. Talking on the Nihal (@TherealNihal) show – Discussion and debate on the big issues affecting British Asians. Feel free to email us your questions in advance or call in live during
Makkah-Madinah train set to roll by January 2014
JEDDAH: Construction is under way on the first high-speed passenger railway line between Makkah and Madinah and is expected to be complete by January 2014. Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry, said the new Madinah railway station situated close to the Prince Muhammad Airport would serve Haj and Umrah pilgrims more efficiently.
Six million foreign pilgrims performed Umrah
Around six million foreign pilgrims have traveled through the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah during this year to perform Umrah, said Abdul Hameed Abalarry, director of the airport, yesterday. “One hundred Umrah flights have departed from the Haj Terminal daily since 27th of Ramadan till last
Expansion to triple mataf’s capacity
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Monday 6 August 2012 The expansion project for the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) will triple its capacity, according to a senior official of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute of Haj Research. Abdul Aziz Saroji said the expanded mataf would be able
Met targets Hajj fraud
The Metropolitan Police Service targets Hajj fraud as pilgrims prepare for their 2012 trip to Mecca. The Muslim community is being warned to watch out for fraudsters who steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from pilgrims travelling to Mecca. With just under three months to go until this year’s Hajj