[Satire] Royal Commission highlights new and improved services for Hajj

Royal Commission highlights new and improved services for Hajj

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia stands ready to serve the pilgrims who have started to arrive in the country for this year’s Hajj, the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites said on Thursday. It follows the development and enhancement of infrastructure in Makkah, Mina and Muzdalifah, including several transport and healthcare projects, it added. Pedestrian sidewalks and shaded

DMZ – SATIRE ¦ Ruedi Stricker ¦ If our actions were already ungodly, I want to at least live up to the truth's commandment. So it is true first of all that, at the tender age of fourteen years, I knew better about the Hajj than about the way to the tomb of the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela because of my studies on Karl May. For the uneducated minority of the Christian majority of the readership: The Hajj is the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. H…

The hotel has added a walkway and golf cart route to the Holy Mosque, as well as exclusive VIP transportation.

Royal Commission highlights new and improved services for Hajj pilgrims

Makkah’s bus network will operate with enhanced services during the period of the pilgrimage. (SPA) Updated 13 sec ago Arab News May 15, 2025 Upgrades include enhanced bus network with 400 vehicles, plus 170,000 sq. m. pedestrian area with rubber flooring and 10,000 trees for shade Healthcare provisions include a fully equipped hospital in the…

The need for strategic planning and communication by the Hajj Taskforce

Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, holds profound spiritual significance for Muslims. It is considered a religious obligation that every capable Muslim must fulfill at least once in their lifetime. So central is Hajj to Islamic belief that, when a Muslim dies without having performed it, family members who are able to do so are encouraged to fulfill this duty on behalf of the deceased. For Ghanaian Muslims, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca is…

The Hajj security forces seized a resident of Egyptian nationality for transport in a vehicle of four residents in violation of the Hajj regulations and instructions not to obtain...