The Council of British Hajjis are advising pilgrims booking last minute Hajj packages to beware of unscrupulous tour operators and fraudsters who steal thousands of pounds from pilgrims travelling to Mecca (Makkah). The criminals pose as legitimate travel operators, often offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on the
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London Hajj Vaccination Clinic – 9th Oct 2011 London Muslim Centre & Masjid-e-Quba
[warning]Update 8/10/11 @ 13:00 Venues: Masjid-e-Quba, Stamford Hill, London 9am-10am East London Mosque, E1, London 1pm-3pm The clinic will run at the times sepcified above. Please arrive no earlier than 15 minutes before the start of the clinic and no later than 45minutes before the end of the clinic time to ensure
Official describes daunting task of keeping Grand Mosque clean
JEDDAH: The Director of the Cleaning Department at the Grand Mosque, Hamoud bin Saleh, has appealed to pilgrims and visitors to cooperate in the directorate’s efforts to maintain the cleanliness of the holy mosque’s floors and courtyards. Saleh said a daily average of 100 tons of garbage, which could rise
Civil Defense ready for peak Ramadan crowds
MAKKAH: Lt. Gen. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri, director general of Civil Defense, said Wednesday that his department was fully prepared to deal with the large crowd of worshippers in the last 10 days of Ramadan at the holy mosques of Makkah and Madinah. “We have increased the number of officers
Civil Defense deploys in force to assist pilgrims in distress
MAKKAH: The Civil Defense medical evacuation teams deployed at the Grand Mosque and the central area of the holy city have extended first aid service to as many as 861 Umrah pilgrims and visitors since the beginning of Ramadan. The teams have transported about 100 of these worshippers to
Civil Defense targets 12 safety risks to Umrah pilgrims
MAKKAH – The Civil Defense Directorate here has identified 12 potential safety risks to Umrah pilgrims and has taken all the measures necessary to deal with them in order to provide maximum protection and safety to those performing the ritual in Ramadan. Colonel Salim Al-Matrafi, Director of Operations Division at
Haj and Umrah force tasked with Makkah crowd control
MAKKAH: All arrangements to ensure the security and safety of Umrah pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque are in place, according to Brig. Gen. Ali Al-Ghamdi, commander of the Special Haj and Umrah Security Forces. “The main task of the force is to maintain security of the central area
4,000 cops mobilized to assist traffic flow
MAKKAH: Over 4,000 traffic policemen have been mobilized by the Makkah Traffic Department to implement its Ramadan plan, according to the authority’s director general. “There is a move to reinforce the traffic police force with more members and equipment in view of the heavy rush of pilgrims over the coming
Prince Khaled orders public transport plan for Grand Mosque
MAKKAH – Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, has ordered officials to produce a comprehensive plan to ensure effective transport for pilgrims to-and-from the Grand Mosque during the Ramadan, Umrah and Haj seasons. Prince Khaled also directed the Institute of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at Umm Al-Qura
Explosive detectors planned at Holy Haram
MAKKAH — Sophisticated metal and explosive detectors are being planned to be installed at all gates of the Grand Mosque to prevent entry of banned materials inside the Holy Haram, Lt. Col. Fawaz Al-Sahafi, Director of Security Guards Department in the Grand Mosque, said here Wednesday. At present, he said,