Three million stand at Arafat in Haj climax
SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS STAFF Friday 26 October 2012 MINA: In an atmosphere filled with spirituality and serenity, nearly 3 million pilgrims yesterday performed the most important rite of […]
Mina valley reverberates with talbiyah
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 October 2012 The valley of Mina yesterday reverberated with the chants of “Labaik Allahuma Labaik … Here I am at Thy service O God,” […]
Millions of pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2012 officially kicks off
By Al Arabiya with Agencies Millions of pilgrims arrived this week in Mecca for Islam’s annual Hajj (pilgrimage), which officially starts on Wednesday. Around four million pilgrims were heading to […]
Crown prince calls for improvement in Haj services
By RIYADH: ARAB NEWS The Supreme Haj Committee yesterday discussed a number of major issues including creation more space for pilgrims in Mina, expansion of Mashair Railway, Haj visas of […]
SR1.4 billion allocated for new projects in holy sites
By ARAB NEWS Published: Jan 19, 2012 01:05 Updated: Jan 19, 2012 01:05 MAKKAH: The Ministry of Rural and Municipal Affairs will this year implement development projects in the holy […]