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'We will continue to provide security, tranquility and comfort to pilgrims', says Saudi king in Eid message
Government | Saturday 2 September, 2017 6:15 am
Saudi King Salman congratulated Hajj pilgrims and the Islamic nation on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha on Friday and paid tribute to members of security forces, who lost their lives protecting the Kingdom. King Salman received at Mina Palace on Friday Saudi princes, the grand mufti, scholars,...
Eyes in the sky help to keep Hajj pilgrims safe
Government | Saturday 2 September, 2017 6:14 am
Arab News took to the skies with the Royal Saudi Air Force on Friday for a bird’s-eye view of pilgrims and the measures in place for their safety and security. The 90-minute flight took place in one of the Air Force’s VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) jets piloted by Maj. Majed...
Plans for Hajj rituals are hailed a success
Government | Saturday 2 September, 2017 6:13 am
 Plans for nearly two million pilgrims to ascend Mount Arafat and its surroundings, stay the night in Muzdalifa and return to Mina valley to spend the post-Hajj days were declared a success on Friday. The security spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, said the...
Over 300,000 people mobilized to serve Hajj pilgrims
Government | Friday 1 September, 2017 12:40 pm
The Kingdom has mobilized more than 300,000 civilians and military personnel to serve pilgrims, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal — Makkah governor, adviser to King Salman and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee — told a press conference in Mina. He said 101 unlicensed Hajj companies were...
 US mission thanks Saudi’s King Salman for generous hospitality
Government | Friday 1 September, 2017 12:37 pm
On behalf of the US mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Americans visiting the Kingdom to perform the Hajj this year, Christopher Henzel, chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy, expressed gratitude to King Salman; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Minister of Hajj and Umrah...
Dubai Customs full prepared to receive pilgrims
Government | Thursday 31 August, 2017 3:00 am
Dubai Customs announced its readiness to receive the pilgrims coming back to the UAE after their pilgrimage. A work plan was set up that will facilitate and simplify the customs routine without compromising the security side. Passenger Operations Department has taken a number of procedures in...
Kingdom intensifies Hajj quality-control campaign on goods
Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 12:33 pm
 The Ministry of Commerce and Investment has intensified its control and inspection campaign of goods in Makkah and Madinah during the current Hajj season. The ministry on Tuesday said it is following up the entry and provision of food supplies for pilgrims and visitors to the holy places in...
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj agencies ‘ready to serve over 2m pilgrims’
Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:23 am
Agencies involved in Hajj preparations are ready to serve more than 2 million pilgrims, a senior Saudi official said. Pilgrims have arrived in preparation for the “Day of Tarwiyah,” which falls today, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. He said the Hajj plan...
Families of Sudanese soldiers arrive for Hajj as guests of Saudi king
Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:17 am
 Two hundred and fifty male and female relatives of martyred Sudanese military personnel arrived in Jeddah to perform Hajj as guests of King Salman. The Sudanese commission chief of the king’s guest program for Hajj and Umrah, Abdulrahman bin Abdulatif Al-Mahmoud, received the guests in ...
Saudi officials review Hajj crowd-control plan
Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:16 am
 Lt. Gen. Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, deputy interior minister for operations affairs and general supervisor of public security, visited the headquarters of the facilities security forces in Mina on Monday and reviewed a crowd-control plan for train stations at the holy...
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