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Saudi: Over 1000 women volunteers to serve Makkah pilgrims in Ramzan
Riyadh: In the significant move toward women’s empowerment, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has approved 1018 female volunteers to serve in the Grand…
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Hyderabad: Youth groups help needy by providing Iftar in Ramzan
Hyderabad: As a gesture of kindness and humanity, youngsters from different groups in the city are not collaborating to distribute fruit packets to fasting Muslims at the historic Mecca Masjid in the…
- Middle East
Watch: Fistfight between two pilgrims at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: A video clip of a fight between two pilgrims that broke out in the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah on Thursday has gone viral on social media. The video, that has been…
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Saudi Arabia: World’s largest cooling stations installed at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has installed the world’s two largest cooling stations at the Grand Mosque to ensure that worshipers perform their rituals in a cool and fresh atmosphere, local media…
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Ramzan: Over 500k litres of Zamzam water distributed daily at the Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Over half a million litres of Zamzam water is distributed daily in the Grand Mosque in Makkah to the fasting worshippers by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand…
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Saudi Arabia: Vaccinated children age 7 and above can enter two holy mosques
Riyadh: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Friday that fully vaccinated children aged seven and above can apply for permits to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
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Saudi Arabia: No renewal of Umrah visas for foreign pilgrims
Saudi officials have banned extending Umrah visas provided to Muslims living outside the country desirous of undertaking the smaller pilgrimage, stating that they are only valid for a 30-day stay in the…