Prince-Sultan-bin-Salman Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), yesterday estimated the total value of tourism projects in the Kingdom at SR 290 billion, including railway projects. Addressing a joint responsibility forum organized by Okaz, he said Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and
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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
Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up
Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up MUSLIM Pilgrims were given the opportunity to get vaccinated before heading off to Saudi Arabia. The Council of British Hajjis (CBH) held a vaccination clinic for locals going on the Islamic pilgrimage of Umrah at the Al-Hikmah centre on Track Road in Batley. For
10-15 percent increase in Umrah performers this year (2012)
MAKKAH – There has been a 10 to 15 percent increase in the number of Umrah pilgrims this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s national committee on Haj. Saad Al-Qurashi, acting chairman of the committee, said the increase coincided
NATIONAL HAJJ & UMRAH VACCINATION CLINICS 2012
Dates for our National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Clinics 2013 will be released after Hajj (i.a) Please register for clinics at a location near to you. We will contact you if a closer venue becomes available. Book early, save money and get all your Hajj & Umrah essentials under one
National Hajj & Umrah Vaccination Service 2012 Launched at the World Hajj & Umrah Convention, British Museum, London
Monday 13th February, 2012 – London A Bolton based charity has launched its Pre-travel vaccination service for 2012 in the presence of International delegates who attended the World Hajj & Umrah Convention at the British Museum over the weekend. Rashid Mogradia, CEO and founder of the Council of British Hajjis
What Hajj taught me (Before and After)
A Personal Account of Hajj Before: A friend and I were shopping for my sneakers. I told him that I could not walk without Caterpillar shoes. “I can run but cannot walk without feeling pain.It’s probably a varicose vein.” My friend suggested I try Adidas. We decided that I could get them
Yorkshire Hajj Vaccination Clinic – 9th September 2011 – UPDATE
Update: Friday 9th September, 2011 By the grace of Almighty we have been oversubscribed for the Hajj clinic tonight. Regretfully any bookings made since Tuesday 6th Sept have been put on a waiting list and you will have been notified of this. However, if you would like the ACWY immunisation
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