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Makkah governor: No Muslims prevented from worshiping at Grand Mosque

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman, on Wednesday said the Kingdom has never denied access to the Grand Mosque to any Muslim wishing to perform religious rituals there. The prince’s statement came after an iftar he held on the mosque premises for security officers tasked with helping pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan. A large contingent of security officers and representatives of various government and non-governmental […]

16 June 2017

Resources

Thousands flock to Grand Mosque

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and visitors from in and outside the country are arriving at the Grand Mosque in Makkah to spend the last 10 days of the holy month within the vicinity of the Haram. As Makkah witnesses a huge increase in its population at this time each year, all relevant government and private entities are directing all their energies to provide the best services for visitors, as […]

16 June 2017

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Ramadan witnesses more visitors to religious, tourist sites in Madinah

Ramadan is the time of year when religious and historical venues linked to the Prophet, peace be upon him, after his Hijra to Madinah are of particular interest to Madinah visitors. These places are popular destinations for visitors before they meet for iftar in public squares, enjoying the wide-ranging services the government offers visitors to the Two Holy Mosques throughout the year. During the holy month of Ramadan, visits are […]

2 June 2017

News

Busy umrah season for Ramadan

While Muslims around the world observe Ramadan while going about their days, a lucky few are venturing to the holy cities of Makkah and Madina to perform Umrah. Ramadan being the busiest period of the year for the Umrah pilgrimage, thousands of mu’tamireen flocks to the holy lands, where Saudi Arabian officials take all precaution to ensure an incident free experience. Speaking to VOC’s In the Fast Lane, newly elected […]

30 May 2017

Resources

Patient Always have Rights

Madinah. The City of Peace, Tranquillity and Light. Hajj was still a few weeks away and most of the pilgrims who arrived early that year were bathing in the serenity of the Prophet’s City. She was on her first Hajj and was excited about the journey. She was young and accompanied by her husband and, just like all normal couples, divided their days between visiting the Prophet’s Mosque for the […]

29 May 2017

Ramadaan

Paul Pogba, world’s most expensive footballer, performs umrah

The world's most expensive footballer is on a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city as he marks the start of Ramadan. French international Paul Pogba shared a picture of himself in Makkah on Sunday, captioning it the "most beautiful thing I've seen in my life". He also sent a tweet wishing everyone a "happy Ramadan". The 24-year-old became the most expensive footballer in history last summer, after Manchester United paid Juventus a […]

29 May 2017

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Makkah emir launches quality devices for improved services

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has launched a quality index scheme to evaluate the performance of the concerned government departments and agencies in rendering their services to the Saudi citizens, expatriates as well as Haj and Umrah pilgrims, and visitors to the Kingdom and the Two Holy Mosques. The Committee for Developing Services at the Makkah Emirate is implementing the […]

4 May 2017

Tourism – Hajj and Umrah

Always within Arafat’s embrace

This forms part of a series of haj stories written by Cape Town doctor Salim Parker. It is currently being published monthly on his website www.hajjdoctor.co.za. They looked at their Ihrams. Both have worn their respective garbs four times, once on Hajj and on three other separate occasions when they performed Umrah. They knew that they were blessed as a couple to have been to Saudi Arabia and where I […]

23 December 2016

Features

49 pieces of the world’s most powerful wood hold the Kaaba

The roof of the Kaaba is held by 49 piece of teak wood brought from Burma and processed in Jeddah. They were evenly distributed on the walls of the Kaaba. Teak tree wood is known for its strength. They grow in tropical forests in Southeast Asia and can reach a height of 45 meters. They are usually used in the shipbuilding and high-quality industries. The Kaaba has witnessed many phases […]

10 December 2016

Makkah

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