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Two Holy Mosques gear up for surge of worshippers as Ramzan enters final 10 days
Makkah: Saudi authorities have rolled out an extensive operational strategy to accommodate the expected surge of worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah as the holy…
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Saudi: Applications open for Ramzan Iftar at Holy Mosques
The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia has opened applications for Iftar permits during the Holy month of Ramzan,…
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Saudi Arabia to open permanent museum on Haj, two Holy Mosques
The High Supervisory Committee of the “History of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques” project in Saudi Arabia has discussed the plan regarding opening a museum. A meeting regarding the plan was…
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Over 53 million visit Two Holy Mosques in Rabi Ul Awwal 1447
Riyadh: The total number of worshippers and Umrah pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia reached 53,572,983 during the month of Rabi Ul Awwal 1447 AH. At the Grand Mosque…
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Over 52 million worshippers visit Two Holy Mosques in Safar 1447
Riyadh: The total number of worshippers and Umrah pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques reached 52,823,962 during the month of Safar 1447 AH. At the Grand Mosque in Makkah, 21,421,118 worshippers were…
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Saudi Arabia launches chef contest to serve pilgrims of Two Holy Mosques
Makkah: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced the launch of the I‘ashat Thon Challenge, an initiative aimed at selecting talented chefs who will create distinctive dishes…
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Over 60M worshippers visit Two Holy Mosques in Muharram 1447
Makkah: A total of 60,245,635 worshippers visited the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia during the Islamic month of Muharram 1447 AH. According to the General Authority for the Care of the…
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Saudi Arabia launches iftar meal portal for Ramzan at Masjid Al-Haram
As preparations for Ramzan are underway, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques launched an online platform for booking Iftar meals at Masjid Al-Haram…
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Saudi Arabia: First group of King Salman’s guests completes Umrah
The first group of pilgrims under the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Umrah and Visitation in 1446 AH successfully performed Umrah rituals in Madinah. The initiative, approved by King…
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Saudi Arabia to translate Fatwa Symposium into 20 languages
President of the Religious Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sudais announced the launch of an important project entailing translation into 20 languages of the sessions of the second…









