Makkah News and Updates

Sunday 4 August 2013

The new Makkah-Briman road that stretches from the Briman Bridge to the Makkah-Jeddah highway was partially opened Friday to act as an additional route connecting the Haramain Road, which stretches between Jeddah and Makkah.

The additional 28-kilometer route would enable visitors to reach the Holy City in record time, which will reduce the time spent driving to Makkah by half for many.

Director of Makkah Transport and Traffic Department, Muhammad Tawfiq Madani, said the new road is connected to the Al-Hijra Road that leads to Madinah and has exits to the Huda Al-Sham region.

“It is easier for those coming from northern Jeddah and King Abdul Aziz International Airport to take the new road. That would significantly mitigate pressure on the Haramain and Makkah-Jeddah highways that are witnessing dense traffic these days,” he said.

He said the section opened is only a part of the project that is to reach Makkah and connect it to Madinah (the part opened now reaches the Haramain road leading to Makkah) and there are still works worth SR 800 million to be completed.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/460170

5 August 2013 - 27 Ramadan 1434 H

MAKKAH – The newly completed 28-kilometer-long Briman-Makkah Highway does not have any signs on either side of the road, or warnings for several detours as work is still being carried out on the road.

Okaz/Saudi Gazette visited the road and noticed that there was only one gas station built on the highway and there were trucks and tractors working on the unfinished road.

There were no concrete blocks in some key sections of the road that has four lanes on either direction.

Some road users expressed fear of accidents because of the absence of such barriers while others wondered when the road will be fully ready. There is no ambulance service or Civil Defense stations along the road, a fact that poses a great risk to motorists whose number will increase in the coming two months with the approach of the Haj season.

Motorists also complained about the absence of U-turn facility at some sections of the road. On a 25-kilometer stretch of the road there were no U-turns and motorists in some cases were looking for unpaved shortcuts to get on the road that takes them back to Jeddah.

The Ministry of Transport opened the road for traffic last week. People traveling to Makkah from north Jeddah and King Abdulaziz International Airport can take the road instead of Al-Haramain Expressway.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20130805175981

 

Under the direct supervision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques ..

Two million performing Isha and Taraweeh prayers
at the Grand Mosque in the night of 27 Ramadan

بإشراف مباشر من خادم الحرمين ..
مليونا مصلٍ يؤدون صلاة العشاء والتراويح في المسجد الحرام في ليلة 27 من رمضان

5 August 2013


أدّى أكثر من 500 ألف مصل مساء اليوم صلاة العشاء والتراويح بالمسجد النبوي الشريف في ظل رعاية شاملة وخدمات متكاملة وفرتها أجهزة الدولة المعنية بخدمة قاصدي مسجد المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم .

وأعدت مختلف الأجهزة الحكومية والأهلية تنظيمات وترتيبات أمنية وصحية وتنظيمية وإرشادية مكثفة بتوجيه ومتابعة شخصية من صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير فيصل بن سلمان بن عبدالعزيز أمير منطقة المدينة المنورة الذي يشرف على سير تلك الخدمات وإتاحتها لزوار المدينة المنورة ومواطنيها والمقيمين فيها , لضمان أدائهم لعباداتهم في أجواء إيمانية عامرة بالخشوع والطمأنينة ، إنفاذاً لتطلعات حكومتنا الرشيدة بقيادة خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود وسمو ولي عهده الأمين وسمو النائب الثاني – حفظهم الله – .

وشهد المسجد النبوي كثافة كبيرة من المصلين الذين توافدوا إليه من كل حدب وصوب منذ الساعات الأولى عشية هذا اليوم، حيث امتلأت أروقته وأدواره وساحاته وأسطحه .

وسخرت وكالة الرئاسة العامة لشؤون المسجد النبوي الشريف جميع طاقاتها وخبراتها وإمكانياتها الآلية والبشرية لخدمة الزوار والمعتمرين, من خلال تجهيز وتهيئة ساحات وأروقة المسجد النبوي وتأمين الفرش الفاخر وفتح السلالم الكهربائية للطوابق العلوية والساحات المظللة والميادين والأسطح والممرات , إضافة إلى تنفيذ أعمال النظافة والصيانة والفرش والتأكد من التكييف الذي حول أجواء المسجد النبوي إلى نسيم بارد رغم حرارة الأجواء .

وبذل رجال الأمن العام جهوداً كبيرة في خدمة المواطنين والزوار الذين امتلأت بهم أروقة المسجد النبوي وساحاته وما يحيط به من شوارع وميادين ودور سكنية , حيث وضعت خططاً مسبقة لانسياب حركة المرور والمشاة وتمركز أفراد الأمن على مدار اليوم .

http://taibanews.com/inf/news.php?action=show&id=21892

Google translation: 5 August 2013

Led more than 500 thousand worshipers evening dinner and Taraweeh prayer the Prophet's Mosque under the auspices of a comprehensive and integrated services provided by state agencies concerned the mosque قاصدي service Mustafa peace be upon him.

And prepared various government agencies and private organizations and security arrangements, health and regulatory guidance intensive guidance and follow-up figure of His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Medina, who oversees the functioning of these services and make them available to visitors to the city of Medina and its citizens and residents, to ensure the performance of their worship in an atmosphere of faith filled with بالخشوع and tranquility, giving effect to the aspirations of our government under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier - God save them -.

And saw the Prophet's Mosque great intensity of worshipers who flocked to him from all over the world since the early hours on the eve of this day, where the corridors were filled roles and precincts and surfaces.

And ridiculed the agency of the General Presidency for the Prophet's Mosque all their energies, expertise and potential mechanism and human resources to serve visitors and pilgrims, through processing and the creation of parks and corridors of the Prophet's Mosque and secure mattresses and luxurious open escalators for the floors upper and squares shaded squares and surfaces and walkways, in addition to the implementation of the cleaning and maintenance, brushes and make sure air conditioning about which the Prophet's Mosque atmosphere to cool breeze despite the heat of the atmosphere.

And security men made great efforts in the service of citizens and their visitors who filled the corridors of the Prophet's Mosque and its precincts and surrounded by streets and squares and residential role, where he developed plans prior to the flow of traffic and pedestrians and security personnel stationed throughout the day.

Monday 5 August 2013

Studies have been completed for the establishment of a new public transport system in Madinah to meet requirements of the city’s growing population and more than 10 million annual visitors.

“Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman has endorsed the public transport plan to present it to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for his approval,” said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar on Sunday.

He said the project reflected the government’s care for the millions of pilgrims who visit the holy city to pray at the Prophet’s Mosque, the second most sacred place for worship for Muslims all over the world.

The new transport system augurs well with the ongoing massive development projects such as the Prophet’s Mosque expansion, the Haramain Railway, the Madinah airport expansion and the new King Abdullah Pilgrims City.

Hajjar said the transport project reflected Prince Faisal’s farsightedness and his desire to meet the city’s future requirements. “Madinah currently receives more than 10 million visitors annually,” he pointed out.

Saudi Arabia has already announced plans to establish metros and public transport systems in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Dammam as part of efforts to ensure smooth traffic.

The new projects, according to experts, are estimated to cost over SR300 billion.

http://www.arabnews.com/news/460294