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Articles of the author Arafat SPA
204 cases of faint and stress as a result of door malfunction in Mashaer Train
The Command of the Civil Defense Forces in Hajj announced that at 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, and during the ascending of the pilgrims using Masher train to Arafat, a malfunction occurred in the automated system to lock the doors in train No.16 at (...)

23 - 09 - 2015
Pilgrims perform prayers in Holy Arafat
Pilgrims performed AlZuhr and AlAsr prayers at Namira Mosque in Holy Arafat today in pursuit of Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed( peace be upon him). The prayers were attended by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two (...)

23 - 09 - 2015
Passports : Seizure of network run by an expatriate forging Hajj permits
The Information Centre of Directorate General of Passports said that on Tuesday 08/12/1436 H, a network run by one of expatriates was seized in Riyadh forging Hajj permits for residents and entry permits for the vehicles intended to go to the Holy (...)

23 - 09 - 2015
Launche broadcast of Radio and Television Hajj 1436AH for Speakers of Persian language
The Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi launched last night a new information service, represented in launching the broadcast of Radio and Television Hajj 1436AH for speakers of the Persian language. The Minister stressed (...)

23 - 09 - 2015
Pilgrims ascend to Arafat Holy Mount
Pilgrims ascended on Friday morning, Dhu-AlHijjah 09, from Mina to Arafat Holy Mount. All facilities and services provided by the leadership were available for pilgrims on their way to Arafat to enable them to perform their Hajj rituals easily and (...)

03 - 10 - 2014
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Project for Raising Mataf Capacity
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Project for Raising Mataf (Circumambulation) Capacity was established due to a large increase in the number of visitors to the Grand Holy Mosque, especially in Hajj season and the (...)

03 - 10 - 2014
President of SPA Al-Hussein inspects its headquarters in holy sites
The President of Saudi Press Agency (SPA) Abdullah bin Fahd Al-Hussein stressed that SPA is keen every year on excellence in the performance of its work, and aims to highlight the great efforts exerted by the Government of the Custodian of the Two (...)

03 - 10 - 2014
Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques settle in Arafat
Guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud settled in Arafat after the completion of their arrival at dawn today. The 1400 guest pilgrims are enjoying comfort, tranquility and stability in an atmosphere full of (...)

25 - 10 - 2012
Governor of Makkah region announces success of plan of moving pilgrims to Arafat
Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, announced the success of the plan of transporting pilgrims to Arafat smoothly. In a statement today, he attributed the success of the process of moving (...)

25 - 10 - 2012
Al-Mashaer Train transport 300 thousand of pilgrims to Arafat
Al-Mashaer train transported more than 270.000 pilgrims to Mount Arafat today, achieving its objectives and operational plans in this year's Hajj 1432 H after the completion of its full capacity. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural (...)

05 - 11 - 2011
Five locations can slaughter 1.5m heads
The slaughterhouses and slaughtering units at the holy sites are geared up today to start their work for the Day of Sacrifice or Eid Al-Adha. The mayoralty has prepared five units for slaughtering in the Al-Mu'aissim area with a capacity of 1.5 (...)

27 - 11 - 2009
Old woman in hospital on Arafat Day
year-old Egyptian woman's hopes of standing on Arafat, the main Haj ritual, were dashed as she had to spend the whole day at a hospital. The woman's nephew said the woman had saved the required money to perform Haj with great efforts but providence (...)

09 - 12 - 2008
300 media personnel covering Haj
About 300 pressmen from various parts of the world are covering Haj season this year. They represent Arab, Islamic and international television channels, news agencies, newspapers and broadcasting stations. The information centers prepared by the (...)

08 - 12 - 2008
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