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Articles of the author Mohammed Sumaih
Haj symposium starts tomorrow
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Under the support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the Institute for Haj and Umrah Research at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah will organize the 19th annual symposium on the Haj and Umrah in Madinah from (...)

04 - 03 - 2019
Over 24,000 Yemenis to perform Haj this year
MAKKAH — As many as 24,000 Yemenis will perform Haj this year, according to Yemeni Minister of Endowments and Religious Guidance Ahmed Attiyah. Speaking after signing the Haj protocol on Saturday, Attiyah said electronic Haj visas for his countrymen (...)

27 - 02 - 2017
Study: Rock cutting to disturb ecological balance of Makkah
MAKKAH – Cutting of rocks from Makkah mountains for development projects in the holy city would have at least 10 dangerous consequences, according to a scientific study conducted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Haj and Umrah (...)

12 - 10 - 2016
Houthi plot to politicize Haj thwarted
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The legitimate government in Yemen has foiled a plot by the Houthis and the forces loyal to defunct president Ali Abdullah Saleh to politicize the pilgrimage, Yemeni Minister of Endowments and Guidance Fouad Omar Sheikh (...)

23 - 08 - 2016
Over 19,000 Yemenis to perform Haj
MAKKAH — A delegation of Yemeni Haj organizers will arrive in the Kingdom Wednesday to discuss the affairs of a total of 19,450 pilgrims who will come from Yemen to perform Haj this year. Yemeni Minister of Endowments and Guidance Fouad Omar Sheikh (...)

03 - 08 - 2016
Makkah court building on verge of collapse
MAKKAH — About 35 judges and 450 employees of the General Court in Makkah come to work daily extremely worried because the court building, which is full of cracks, could collapse over their heads any time. They have warned of a potential disaster if (...)

21 - 07 - 2016
Pilgrims to get Zamzam in their accommodations
MAKKAH — Zamzam water will be provided to Haj pilgrims in their accommodations through out their stay in Makkah, according to Minister of Haj and Umrah Muhammad Saleh Bentan. "Provision of the blessed water to the guests of Allah is a scared duty. (...)

18 - 07 - 2016
Scholars discuss ways to develop pilgrim services
MAKKAH — More than 100 religious scholars, researchers and experts met here for a second day on Wednesday to discuss as many as 60 working papers on the jurisprudence of Haj and Umrah, in addition to a host of other issues pertaining to the (...)

26 - 05 - 2016
Crown Prince to open Haj research meet
MAKKAH — Under the sponsorship of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, interior minister and chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, will open the 16th annual Haj research meeting to discuss the best means of (...)

18 - 05 - 2016
Permanent technical panel to ensure safety of Harams' projects
Okaz / Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier, interior minister and chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, has ordered the establishment of a permanent technical committee to supervise the execution of the development (...)

11 - 04 - 2016
30 percent work on dismantling of temporary mataf completed
MAKKAH — The dismantling of the temporary mataf, which was built about three years ago to facilitate circumambulation around the Holy Kaba, has been completed by about 30 percent in its first of eight stages, according to the chairman of the (...)

07 - 04 - 2016
Demolition of suspended mataf begins
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Work on demolition of the suspended mataf (makeshift bridge facilitating circumambulation of Holy Kaba) began on Sunday. The whole process will be completed by May 27. The temporary bridge was erected in August 2013 to (...)

04 - 04 - 2016
12,000 Syrians to perform Haj this year
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — About 12,000 Syrian pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, according to Mohammed Yahya Maktabi, head of the office of the affairs of the Syrian pilgrims. Maktabi made the statement after holding a meeting with (...)

15 - 02 - 2016
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