Government | Saturday 2 September, 2017 6:14 am

Eyes in the sky help to keep Hajj pilgrims safe

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...

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Government | Saturday 2 September, 2017 6:13 am

Plans for Hajj rituals are hailed a success

 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...

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Government | Friday 1 September, 2017 12:40 pm

Over 300,000 people mobilized to serve Hajj pilgrims

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...

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Government | Friday 1 September, 2017 12:37 pm

US mission thanks Saudi’s King Salman for generous hospitality

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...

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Government | Thursday 31 August, 2017 3:00 am

Dubai Customs full prepared to receive pilgrims

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...

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Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 12:33 pm

Kingdom intensifies Hajj quality-control campaign on goods

 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...

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Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:23 am

Saudi Arabia’s Hajj agencies ‘ready to serve over 2m pilgrims’

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...

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Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:17 am

Families of Sudanese soldiers arrive for Hajj as guests of Saudi king

 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 ...

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Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:16 am

Saudi officials review Hajj crowd-control plan

 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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Government | Wednesday 30 August, 2017 11:09 am

Saudi’s Nebras organizes Hajj trips for recovering addicts

The National Committee for Narcotics Control (Nebras) believes that organizing Hajj trips for recovering drug addicts is an essential component of the recovery process. Abdulilah bin Mohammed Al-Sharif, the secretary-general of Nebras, said that organizing Hajj trips for recovering addicts is a...

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