Officials confirm Kaaba’s ‘Kiswa’ cloth ready for this year’s Hajj
06 August 2018|23 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Arabiya Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reveals that the ‘Kiswa’ is now ready to…
Jeddah, Madinah airports busy with hujaaj arrivals
26 July 2018|12 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Saudi Gazette As of Monday 185,360 pilgrims had arrived in Madinah, Madinah-based National Pilgrim Guide Foundation announced in its daily statistics. The statistics reported that…
Makkah authorities prevent the entry of unauthorized people #Hajj2018
26 July 2018|12 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Saudi Gazette As many as 72,037 people and 30,449 vehicles were turned back from various entry points to Makkah as of Friday as the security…
#Hajj2018: Authorities unveil two-month plan for upcoming Hajj season
18 July 2018|04 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Arabiya The General Presidency for the Holy Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque started implementing its two-month plan for the upcoming Hajj season, stretching from…
60 classic bukhoor burners scent the Two Holy Mosques every day
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|04 June 2018|19 Ramadaan 1439 The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has prepared 60 classic incense burners, known locally as “Mabkhara,” to perfume the religious…
Who holds the key to the Holy Kaaba?
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|29 May 2018|13 Ramadaan 1439 For more than 16 centuries, before the introduction of Islam to the world, the grandsons of Qusai bin Kilab bin Murrah specialized in…
Meet ‘Bilal’ – muazzin of Grand Mosque of Makkah for four decades
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|26 May 2018|10 Ramadaan 1439 For four decades, Ali Ahmed al-Mulla has been the muazzin of Grand Mosque of Makkah, in a family tradition handed down from one…
Fatal collision near Makkah claims the live of 4 Britons performing Umrah
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail|23 April 2018| 06 Shabaan 1439 Eighteen British pilgrims were on bus at time of crash between Mecca and Medina Four Britons have been killed in a…
Renovation of Zam zam well complete
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismai| 28 March 2018|10 Rajab 1439 Saudi Arabia marked the completion of a rehabilitation project for Makkah’s holy Zamzam well in a ceremony Tuesday. Prince Khalid Al…
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train project expected to serve 30 million pilgrims
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail|19 March 2018| 01 Rajab 1439 The high-speed Haramain train’s importance to Saudi Arabia has been highlighted with an announcement by King Salman that he will rely…