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Haj pilgrimage reaches climaxOver two million Muslim pilgrims gathered at Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia as the annual Haj pilgrimage reached its climax today. Convoys of pilgrims ascended the Holy Arafat in an atmosphere of faith and tranqu More… |
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Jeddah hotels' ADRs increase 5pcAverage daily rates (ADRs) in Jeddah hotels have also shown strong performance over the summer months (increasing by 5 per cent compared to the same period last year) due to domestic tourism during the summer holidays and the Haj pilgrimage in S More… |
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Iranians to miss Haj this year: IrnaIranian Muslims will miss the annual Haj pilgrimage in September this year because Tehran and Riyadh failed to agree organisational details after they cut diplomatic ties in January, the Irna news agency reported on Thursday. &quo More… |
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Bahraini man on pilgrimage in Makkah goes missingSaudi Arabian police are searching for a Bahraini man who was reported missing in Makkah. Sadiq Jaffer Ahmed, a 20-year-old special needs citizen, was last seen on Thursday (July 23) at Masjid Al Haram by his mother, who was perfo More… |
Saudi clarifies no pilgrimage ban on BrotherhoodSaudi Arabia has clarified that it would not stop members of the Muslim Brotherhood — listed as a terrorist organisations in the kingdom — from coming to perform Haj and Umrah, said a report. “We have got special More… |
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DHA to roll out Haj awareness campaignThe primary healthcare sector of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is set to launch a Haj awareness campaign to educate pilgrims on the precautions they need to take before and during the pilgrimage. The campaign will be launched o More… |
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3 million Muslims begin Haj pilgrimageNearly 3 million Muslim pilgrims started the first phase of the annual Haj on Wednesday, travelling through packed streets from Makkah's Grand Mosque to the enormous camp at Mina just outside the city. More… |
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Builders flock to Makkah to tap into boomThe Saudi holy city of Makkah is proving to be the exception to a Middle East property downturn, as more and more pilgrims flock to the city and fuel a hotel construction boom. The more than 2.5 million pilgrims who flock to Makkah for the More… |
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Saudi floods leave 48 dead, 900 strandedForty-eight people have died in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah following the heaviest rainfall in years, a rescue services spokesman said on Thursday. Some were drowned or were killed by collapsing bridges and in car crashes, while More… |
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Saudi haj tourism may lose $800m to fluThe loss of business for Saudi Arabia's Haj and Umrah industry due to swine flu could be more than 3 billion Saudi riyals ($800 million) this year, the highest compared to the last 50 years. The Tourism Committee of the Madinah Chamber More… |
