Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Haj Ministry is presently considering to keep the holy sites of Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah open throughout the year for Umrah pilgrims, minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has said.
In an exclusive interview with Okaz/Saudi (...)
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj is planning to merge small local Haj operators to a form single big entity, Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has said.
"Some of the more than 200 small local Haj operators are only serving a maximum of 100 pilgrims each. So (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
NAJRAN —Najran was hosting its annual horse race Saturday despite constant threats of missile fire from across the Yemen border.
Mani Al-Dowhan, secretary of the competition, said the Ninth Equestrianism Club Annual Competition (...)
