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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz overlooks Hajj pilgrims in Makkah, SPA

Pilgrims Perform Hajj with Ease, Reassurance

by Ibrahim al Qurashi | Sep 1, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah- The whole Islamic World celebrated on Friday Eid al-Adha. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud along with national leaders and Islamic clerics received Eid greetings. The precise date of Eid varies from year to...

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King Salman Oversees Arrangements to Ensure Pilgrims’ Comfort

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Al Mashaer Al Moqadasa – More than 2.5 million pilgrims are standing at Arafat on Thursday – a dignified spectacle of worshippers praying that God accepts their deeds, forgive their sins and grant mercy to the deceased, after the completion of Mina rituals on...

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The first pilgrims for the annual Hajj pilgrimage arrive in Jeddah in July 2017 (AFP Photo/Amer HILABI)

1.7 Million Muslims Arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

by Ibrahim al Qurashi | Aug 29, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- The number of Muslim pilgrims who have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj duty now stands at 1.7 million (including 1,340 pilgrims from Qatar), the Saudi authorities said Monday. “The number of pilgrims to have arrived to Saudi Arabia by air reached 1.6...

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Muslim pilgrims wearing protective masks walk towards Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat outside the holy city of Makkah. PHOTO: REUTERS

Saudi MoH: Health Status of Pilgrims Is Reassuring

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah– Saudi Ministry of Health announced that the health status of pilgrims is safe and reassuring and that neither epidemic nor quarantine diseases have been reported among them to date. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry stated that it is focusing on...

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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Saudi Arabia Can Receive Six Million Pilgrims Next Hajj Seasons

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Specialists in Hajj affairs assured that Saudi Arabia has all requirements to receive more than six million pilgrims during the coming seasons, based on its solid infrastructure, size of projects executed in the holy sites, its national cadre and economic...