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In a first, Saudi women loco pilots to run Haj trains
Riyadh: The first batch of 32 female rail drivers, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will join in piloting Haramain High-Speed Rail during this year’s annual Haj pilgrimage, local media reported. On…
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Islam answered all my questions: K-pop singer Daud Kim performs Umrah
Famous South Korean pop singer, YouTuber, Daud Kim has posted a picture of himself while performing Umrah in front of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).…
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Jeddah airport launches free shuttle service for pilgrims to Makkah
Jeddah: The King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has launched a free shuttle service to transport pilgrims. The announcement was made through the airport’s Twitter account on Thursday, January 12.…
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Saudi launches ‘Made in Makkah’, ‘Made in Madinah’ identities
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched “Made in Makkah” and “Made in Madinah” identities, for pilgrims to two holy cities, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal,…
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Haj 2023: Saudi Arabia lifts limit on number of pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced that it will no longer impose limits on the number of pilgrims for this year’s Haj after three years of restrictions to curb…
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Saudi Arabia: Greenery covers Makkah mountains
Riyadh: The images and videos of greenery covering Makkah Al-Mukarramah mountains in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) after weeks of heavy rains, are being widely circulated on social media platforms. The…
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Saudi: Haj 2023 registration opens for residents, citizens
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday announced the start of the registration period for the Haj pilgrimage 2023 for citizens and residents in the Kingdom, offering four packages for…
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Snowfall in Makkah’s Grand Mosque? Know here
Riyadh: A video clip of snowfall in Grand Mosque in Makkah, has been circulating across social media platforms on Sunday. The 55-second video clip, which appeared on social media platforms, showed heavy…
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Saudi Arabia: 100 new Muslim converts perform Umrah
Riyadh: 100 new Muslim converts visited the Grand Mosque, Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform the Umrah for the first time, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The General Presidency…
- Pakistan
Pakistani man moves SC for visa to Indian who wants to complete Haj on foot
Lahore: A Pakistani man on Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the Lahore High Court’s decision to dismiss his plea, seeking a transit visa for a 29-year-old Indian national who wanted to…
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Saudi Arabia: Grand Mosque in Makkah launches lessons in Chinese
Makkah: The grand mosque in Makkah on December 25 launched Islamic lessons in Chinese. The translation department of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has supervised the…
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‘Subhan Allah,’ Gauahar Khan reacts to DJ Khaled’s Umrah video
Mumbai: American DJ, rapper and record producer Khaled Mohammed Khaled aka DJ Khaled is currently in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Calling his journey ‘the most beautiful’,…
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Mike Tyson, DJ Khaled perform Umrah
Riyadh: American former boxing champion Mike Tyson and Palestinian-American hip hop star and producer DJ Khaled performed Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. On Friday night, Khaled Mohammed Khaled…
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Nearly 30 million worshippers benefited from volunteering services at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Nearly 30 million worshippers have benefited from volunteering services at the Grand Mosque in Makkah since the inception of last Hijra year until the first quarter of the current year (1444H),…
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Saudi Arabia: Shah Rukh Khan performs Umrah; SRK fans rejoice
After wrapping up filming for his much awaited movie Dunki in Jeddah, Bollywood’s beloved Shah Rukh Khan, took some time out to visit and perform Umrah at Makkah. Umrah Mubarak! @iamsrk May…
