Hajj: Govt to prioritize elderly if no age limit next year
Chairman of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Yandri Susanto, has emphasized that the government will prioritize the elderly for Hajj next year if Saudi Arabia places no age restrictions.
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Visit visa for Umrah in 24 hours
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Thursday the launching of an electronic service to apply for Umrah visa for individual Umrah pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia. “The visit visa for Umrah will be issued now within 24 hours.
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GACA directive to airlines not to allow passengers carry Zamzam inside baggage
The circular stipulates that all airlines departing from the Saudi airports must not allow travelers to put Zamzam packages inside their baggage.
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10-year deportation for anyone caught fingerprinting for Hajj without a permit
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) revealed the penalty for those who have been caught fingerprinting for Hajj without obtaining a permit.
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Works starts on major expansion of historic Quba Mosque in Madinah
Major redevelopment work has got underway at Madinah’s historic Quba Mosque to further expand the holy site first built upon by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,440 years ago.
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Issuing iftar permit to resume for Ayyamul Beed, Monday and Thursday fasting at Grand Mosque from Thursday
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced that services and permits for holding iftar meal for fasting people at the Grand Mosque in Makkah would be resumed from Thursday, June 2.
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Saudi Arabia reserves 4 airports exclusively for haj flights
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced a list of four airports reserved for receiving Haj pilgrims for the 1443H (Hijriah) pilgrimage season, reported Egyptian newspaper Elwatan.
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Maldivian hajj pilgrims to be headed by Islamic Minister this year
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Zahir is to head Maldivian Hajj pilgrims as Amir al-Hajj of year 2022.
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Liberia’s National Hajj 2022 Committee Chairman Announces Registration and Process of Muslims’ Visit to Mecca 2022
The National HAJJ Committee of Liberia-2022 (NHCL), on Monday in keeping with precedence by the Government of Liberia has announced the commencement of its registration of pilgrims for Mecca 2022.
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Grand mufti of Zanzibar visits King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah
The Grand Mufti of Zanzibar, Sheikh Saleh bin Omar Kaabi, visited the King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an in Madinah on Tuesday.
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Worsening crisis forces Sri Lankan Muslims to forgo Hajj
Sri Lankan Muslims will not take part in this year’s Hajj, the country’s pilgrimage organizers announced on Tuesday, as the island nation faces its worst economic crisis in memory.
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Morocco Reacts to Price Increases, Age Restriction
With many Moroccans complaining about the high cost of Hajj (the Islamic pilgrimage) this year, Morocco’s Minister of Islamic Affairs has said that his ministry did not add a “single dime” to the logistics of Hajj, in a parliament hearing on Monday.
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