From the mid-19th century onward, photography began to play an immense role in relation to the history of the hajj. This was the case because for the first time ever, the pilgrimage, the pilgrims, and the holy cities themselves could be documented in the form of accurate, realistic and reproducible images.
Muhammad Sadiq Bey
Visual recordings of the hajj and of the cities of Mecca and Medina...
GENEVA – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037.
The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast, shows that an increasing shift Eastwards in the center of gravity of the industry is behind the continued strong growth. Over the next two decades, the forecast...
JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, which launched the Umrah weekly indicator in September 2018, has released the weekly statistics up to Wednesday.
The number of Umrah visas up until Oct. 24 reached 688,184, with 411,654 pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom.
The number of pilgrims still in the Kingdom was 255,125, with 179,643 pilgrims in Makkah and 75,482 in Madinah, with 156,529 pilgrims...
Increasing costs of operation, large capital layouts for construction and congestion at the existing airports in ASEAN region offer an opportune setting for digital transformation at airports.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The economic progress of Malaysia and a growing middle class population in the country is leading to a steady growth in the demand for air...
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CAPE TOWN – Travelling through London Heathrow, one of the most popular destinations for South Africans travellers will be doing an end-to-end biometrics trial that will see facial recognition replacing the need for traditional travel documents by mid-2019.
Flight Centre would like to encourage our own government to consider similar innovation at our South African airports.
Facial recognition...
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Friday issued a statement of clarification regarding an exemption from additional tax for Pakistanis performing more than one Umrah within two years, saying that a reply from the Saudi government in this regard was still awaited.
The ministry’s spokesperson said that the Saudi government had imposed a tax of 2,000 riyals on any individual, from any...
The scorching summer days have finally ended, giving way to the glorious fall season in vast stretches of North America, Europe, and Asia. Also known as autumn, most of us nature lovers eagerly await the months of October and November for the beautiful fall season thanks of its myriad hues of warm colours that cover the sweeping expanse of North American and European wilderness. Autumn in...