25-year strategic plan aims to improve pilgrims’ service
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar said ongoing efforts to work out a 25-year strategic plan for Haj and Umrah operations reflect the top priority given by the […]
Egypt set to bring pilgrimage services under umbrella organization
By JEDDAH: GALAL FAKKAR, ARAB NEWS STAFF Published: Mar 20, 2012 01:06 Updated: Mar 20, 2012 01:06 Egyptian authorities have taken steps to bring Haj and Umrah affairs under a single authority to streamline Haj operations in the country. “The proposed independent commission will solve organizational difficulties related to the […]
33,000 Hajis to come from Iraq this year
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: About 33,000 pilgrims from Iraq will perform Haj this year, local daily Al-Madinah reported yesterday quoting the adviser to the president of the Iraqi Supreme Haj Authority. Hussein Jumaa said the authority would train the Iraqi pilgrims on the best and correct methods of performing the […]
Bosnian pilgrim walking to Mecca reaches Turkey
AFP | Mar 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL — Bosnian Muslim Senad Hadzic, who left home in December to walk to Mecca for the Hajj, on Monday told AFP he […]
Makkah hotels book rooms for Hajis now
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: Although the pilgrimage is more than seven months away, Haj missions and real estate brokers have started reserving residential buildings and hotels for pilgrims, local daily […]
Prince Charles lauds Kingdom’s hosting of Hajis
By ARAB NEWS LONDON: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne, opened the exhibition of “Haj: Journey to the Heart of Islam” in London’s British […]