The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has launched an application for smartphones in Arabic and English for the 12th batch of the guests being hosted by the Program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The Technical Committee Head, Eng. Khaled Al Thunayan explained that the application was released to speed up the process of serving...
Arab News – Saudi telecom giant Mobily, in coordination with the governorate of the Makkah region, is sponsoring a national media campaign for the awareness of Hajj pilgrims.
Prince Abdullah bin Bandar, deputy governor of Makkah region, and Maziad Alharbi, chief technology officer of Mobily, recently signed a strategic partnership agreement to this regard in Jeddah.
Mobily sponsors the...
The Jakarta Post – Less than a year since a huge scandal involving the deposited money of would-be umrah (minor haj) pilgrims shocked the nation, we have recently witnessed a similar scam — with much higher sums of money embezzled. Last August, Rp 1 trillion (US$72,650,000) from aspiring pilgrims was found to have been misappropriated by First Travel, a Jakarta-based haj and umrah travel...
On April 30, the World Hajj and Umrah convention will be taking place at the award-winning venue: The Crystal, Royal Victoria Docks, London.
The two-day programme is designed to provide solutions for challenges that emerge with growth as well as providing opportunities for personal and commercial development. The programme will include discussions on Saudi Vision 2030 Haramain Focus, which has...
AntaraNews – The Religious Affairs Ministry has revoked the licenses of four registered umrah tour operators (PPIU) after they were found to have violated regulations.
The four operators are PT Amanah Bersama Ummat (Abu Tours), Solusi Balad Lumampah (SBL), Mustaqbal Prima Wisata, and Interculture Tourindo, the ministry`s Director General for Hajj and Umrah Nizar Ali stated here on...
Ummid – Makkah: The mataf (the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) will be thrown open to all worshippers from Tuesday, March 27, on completion of the work for the restoration of the Zamzam well.
The Makkah Emirate, the Ministry of Finance and the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques are completing the preparations to reopen the Mataf to all worshippers including...
Riyadh Newspaper – The program (Trips After Umrah), supervised by Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has organized the first trip to Badr.
The general director of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), Faisal Al-Madani, has stated that the program’s goal is to teach pilgrims about Islamic history, the culture, and history of the Kingdom...
Al Watan Online – In preparation for next Hajj season (1439 Hijri), Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro is now running two experimental tests daily to ensure the highest level of cabin safety and comfort of passengers.
Al Watan was informed by a source that the Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana is running these two tests are made to ensure a reliable, safe passenger boarding along the...
Safa for Information Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of Safa Umrah Platform. Safa Umrah is the first Umrah booking Platform which is directly connected to the Visa Issuance system for Hajj and Umrah Visas and promoting an extensive range of offers for all budgets and levels, provided by only trusted and authorized travel agents from the Ministry of Hajj and Local authorities....
(MENAFN – Saudi Press Agency) The program (Trips After Umrah), supervised by Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) since its inception in 2016, has witnessed a good demand from Umrah Performers wishing to benefit from the touristic trips organized by tour companies in a number of areas and cities outside the two Holy Cities.
As many as 200 trips were organized with...