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Saudi youth volunteers help ease Haj for pilgrims with cold drinks
Government | Monday 28 September, 2015 10:12 am
With the participation of 25 young Saudi volunteers from Riyadh, Makkah and Jeddah, a Saudi team distributed 150,000 water and juice cans besides other relief work like spraying cold water on pilgrims exposed to high temperature during this year’s Haj.  The team leader of the group...
Golf carts a great help for pilgrims in Jamarat
Government | Sunday 27 September, 2015 4:29 am
The golf carts that have been provided by the Central Administration for Development Projects within the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs have transported 30,000 Haj pilgrims so far to their destinations including the sick, the elderly and those with special needs inside the Jamarat...
Pilgrims stream out of Mina as Haj 2015 ends
Government | Sunday 27 September, 2015 3:59 am
Pilgrims streamed out of Mina after performing the ritual stoning of the devil for one last time on Saturday. There was no respite from the hot weather and the mercury hovered around 45 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. The pilgrims had poured into the Jamrat Complex since morning to perform the...
Al-Mashaer Train has all but eliminated congestion
Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 12:48 pm
Prior to the introduction of Al-Mashaer Train, millions of pilgrims used to be in their buses and other means of transport for hours on end moving form one place to another as part of their Haj rituals.  The announcement of plans to build a series of tunnels, bridges and the holy...
Citizen offers free use of taxis to Hajis
Government | Saturday 26 September, 2015 4:22 am
A concerned Saudi citizen has joined collective efforts of both the government and private sectors in rendering service to pilgrims in the holy sites.  “The citizen is one among those who have shown to the pilgrims magnanimity and benevolence which are in accordance with the spirit of ...
King orders review of Haj plans
Government | Friday 25 September, 2015 11:04 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered a review of the Kingdom’s Haj plans and entire procedures for the annual pilgrimage of Haj following the stampede in Mina.  The King also directed the agencies concerned to carry out a prompt investigation into circumstances...
Saudis celebrate National Day
Government | Thursday 24 September, 2015 3:40 am
 A National Day is always very important for the people of a country and Saudis also celebrated their National Day with pride, although this year it came in the middle of an important religious duty — the Haj. “We are very proud to be Saudi and happy that Allah gave us this...
17 bus drivers barred from serving pilgrims
Government | Thursday 24 September, 2015 3:28 am
Undersecretary to the Ministry of Health for laboratories and blood banks Dr. Ibrahim Al-Omar revealed that 17 bus drivers were removed from pilgrim transport operations after their medical tests showed positive signs of taking banned substances.  The Health Ministry, with the participation...
Civil Defense personnel to use electric scooters in Jamrat
Government | Thursday 24 September, 2015 3:25 am
Brig. Gen. Nasser Al-Nahari, Commander of the Civil Defense forces in Jamarat, has revealed that electric scooters will be used by Civil Defense Personnel during the Haj season in order to ensure the fast movement of all Haj pilgrims in the Jamrat area for their safety and security, according to...
Our success best reply for campaign against Kingdom — Makkah emir
Government | Thursday 24 September, 2015 3:22 am
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and chairman of the Central Haj Committee, greeted the Haj pilgrims on their successful completion of standing at Arafat, the most important ritual of Haj. Speaking to reporters in Arafat on Wednesday, he also...
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