Year: 2023

Saudi Arabia serving pilgrims with expanded Makkah Route scheme

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Pilgrims from countries including Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkiye and Cote d’Ivoire have praised the Makkah Route initiative Launched in 2019 in Muslim-majority countries, the scheme allows Hajj pilgrims to fulfill all visa, customs and health requirements in one place JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is continuing to serve pilgrims through the expanded Makkah Route initiative, which streamlines the travel and entry process for visitors in partner countries. Pilgrims from countries including Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkiye and Cote d’Ivoire have praised the Makkah Route initiative implemented in their countries.…

16,000 Iraqi pilgrims enter Saudi Arabia for Hajj via Arar border crossing

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100 volunteers were drafted in to help pilgrims, particularly the elderly and disabled RIYADH: More than 16,000 Iraqi pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia via the Arar border crossing in the Northern Borders Region since the start of this year’s Hajj season, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The province’s Hajj committee, supervised by Northern Borders Region Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan, has been working to streamline medical and other services to allow worshippers to perform their rituals with ease and comfort. At least 100 volunteers have…

Saudi medical team restores Iranian pilgrim’s eyesight in Makkah

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The worshipper had arrived in the Kingdom to perform pilgrimage rituals but suffered complete retinal detachment accompanied by severe myopia in the left eye The health-center team regularly performs eye-surgery procedures using the latest medical technology MAKKAH: A team from King Abdullah Medical City’s eye health clinic in Makkah has helped an Iranian pilgrim regain his sight after nearly going blind in one eye. The worshipper had arrived in the Kingdom to perform pilgrimage rituals but suffered complete retinal detachment accompanied by severe myopia in the left eye. He also…

Abu Dhabi doctors perform rare surgery on unborn child with spinal defect

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  The Colombian patient underwent the procedure at Burjeel Medical City in Abu Dhabi A baby born with spina bifida is at risk of developing complications ranging from orthopedic to issues with bowel and bladder control ABU DHABI: Surgeons in Abu Dhabi have operated on an unborn child with a spinal defect six months into the pregnancy, it was announced on Tuesday. The patient from Colombia underwent the rare spina bifida procedure at Burjeel Medical City’s Kypros Nicolaides Fetal Medicine and Therapy Center in Abu Dhabi. Spina bifida is a…

Saudi singers Fulana, Klinsh set the mood at Riyadh event

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The Saudi singer and Klinsh set the mood at Riyadh event RIYADH: Emerging Saudi singers Fulana and Klinsh wowed the crowd at The Warehouse music venue in JAX District. The two artists performed their songs at a concert on Friday as part of Fulana’s Notes on Swimming tour, which began in Jeddah earlier this month. The international tour will take both artists across the globe — to New York on June 13 and Cairo four days later. Fulana, who is also known as Nadine Lingawi, said she had been overwhelmed…

Pakistani women playing key roles in Hajj mission Previous

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40 females among teams of experts helping pilgrims from South Asian country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent more than 40 women to work as part of its Hajj mission in Saudi Arabia, many of them in leadership roles, a Religious Affairs Ministry official said on Saturday. Saudi authorities have reinstated Pakistan’s pre-pandemic Hajj quota, allowing 179,210 people to participate in this year’s pilgrimage, and removed the upper age limit of 65. About 80,000 of the pilgrims will perform Hajj under a government scheme, with the rest using private tours. Pakistan’s Religious…

First groups of Kyrgyz, Uzbekistanis, Russian Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

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  Teams at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport receive the luggage and deliver it to visitor accommodation JEDDAH: The first group of Hajj pilgrims from Kyrgyzstan on Monday arrived in Saudi Arabia on a flight from the central Asian country’s main Manas International Airport. The Saudi ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Ibrahim Radi Al-Radi, the Kyrgyz mufti, Zamir Rakiev, and several key officials attended a departure ceremony at the airport located northwest of the capital Bishkek. Al-Radi praised the efforts made by the Kingdom…

2 new crescents installed on Grand Mosque minarets

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Made of carbon fiber molded around an internal iron structure, the imposing crescents are coated with gilded glass JEDDAH: Two new crescents have been installed on minarets near the King Abdulaziz Gate at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Made of carbon fiber molded around an internal iron structure, the imposing crescents are coated with gilded glass. Mohammed Al-Waqdani, undersecretary of the Projects and Engineering Studies Agency at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, said the crescents were considered among the most prominent features of Islamic…

Palestinians concerned about Israeli draft bill to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque

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PM Mohammed Shtayyeh warns Israeli authorities against submitting Amit Halevi bill to Knesset Netanyahu using Al-Aqsa issue to gain political victories, top Palestinian official warns RAMALLAH: Palestinians are deeply concerned about a draft law being discussed in the Israeli Parliament to divide Al-Aqsa Mosque and aim to request the support of Turkiye, Malaysia, Indonesia and Egypt to prevent the law from being implemented. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh warned Israeli authorities against submitting the bill, proposed by Likud party member Amit Halevi, to the Israeli Knesset in the coming days.…

Yawm Arafah (Day of Arafah)

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Yawm Arafah (يوم عرفة,), is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha.  At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a nearby hillside and plain called Mount Arafat and the Plain of Arafat. It was from this site that the Islamic prophet Muhammad gave one of his last sermons in the final year of his life. Some Muslims hold that part of the Quranic verse announcing that the religion of Islam…