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Preparations are complete to receive 2,400 Qatari pilgrims for the annual Hajj. (AFP)
by Tarek al-Thaqfi | Aug 7, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Mecca – The number of Qatari Hajj pilgrims has risen in 2017 compared to 2016, revealed informed sources to Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. They said that 2,400 Qatari pilgrims are expected to perform the Hajj this year, compared to 1,200 in 2016, adding that the tents...
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Muslim pilgrims pray near the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s city of Mecca. (AFP)
by Tarek al-Thaqfi | Jul 31, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Mecca – Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Benten revealed on Sunday that the first Iranian pilgrims had started arriving in the Kingdom to perform the annual Hajj rites. He stressed that the ministry has completed preparations of all Hajj services for the...
