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#3031 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:18

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1700 posts!!!

No I don't know how much it's worth ...

So I will keep posting great news from the Holy Cities

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#3032 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:21

Completion of the Temporary Mataf

Completing the construction of the lower level
of the Temporary Mataf and bridges

إكمال بناء المستوى السفلي من مشروع المطاف المعلق وربطه بالأروقة

22 Sept 2013

يدخل المستوى السفلي من المطاف المعلق الخدمة خلال موسم الحج، وذلك بعد استكماله ضمن المشروع وربطه بالأروقة.

وقال المهندس عبدالمحسن بن حميد إن المرحلة الأولى من مشروع زيادة الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف والتي تم الاستفادة منها جزئياً خلال موسم رمضان المنصرم ستكتمل الاستفادة من كامل مسطحاتها في موسم حج هذا العام لاستكمال دور السطح من هذه المرحلة المتمثلة في الجزء الشرقي من الأروقة المحيطة بصحن الطواف وربطه بسطح الجزء المتبقي من التوسعة السعودية الأولى، بعد أن تم الانتهاء من دور القبو المحاذي لصحن الطواف والدور الأرضي والدور الأول من هذه المرحلة وفتحها منذ موسم رمضان، مبيناً أن المرحلة الأولى من صحن المطاف هي المرحلة الأهم ليس فقط لكونها تحتل المساحة الأكبر من التوسعة السعودية الأولى في جزئها الشرقي المحاذي للمسعى والجنوبي والشمالي، بل لكون هذه المنطقة تشكل عنق الزجاجة الذي يحدد الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف، لافتاً أنه بعد اكتمال هذه المرحلة ستقفز الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف إلى قرابة السبعين ألف طائف في الساعة، وسيتضاعف عرض المنطقة المحاذية للمسعى في دور السطح من 21 مترا في أوسع منطقة و12،5 في أضيق منطقة إلى 51 متراً، الأمر الذي سيكون له الأثر الملموس على راحة الطائفين وسلاسة حركتهم. وأوضح ابن حميد أن العمل جار على الاستفادة من المستوى السفلي من المطاف المؤقت بعد نجاح الاستفادة من المستوى العلوي لطواف ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة منذ موسم رمضان لهذا العام، وسيتم ربط المستوى السفلي من المطاف المؤقت بالدور الأرضي من الأروقة، كما سيتم تحسين نقل حركة الحشود في الدور الأرضي لضمان الانتقال السلس بين التوسعة السعودية الأولى والمرحلة الأولى من المشروع في كافة الأدوار. وبين أن تكثيف العمل لإنجاز جسر الساحة الجنوبية الذي يبدأ بنقل الحركة من طرف الساحة الشرقية إلى الدور الأول من خلال أربعة منافذ تبدأ بسلم الأرقم ودوران الصفا والجزء العلوي من باب إسماعيل عليه السلام وتنتهي بجسر أجياد، ويهدف هذا المشروع لفك الاختناق الحاصل في الساحة الجنوبية بين سور القصور الملكية وجدار قبة الصفا الجنوبي، الأمر الذي سيتيح المجال لمضاعفة المساحة المتاحة للحركة من خلال إضافة مستوى علوي يرتبط بالدور الأول لإعطاء المرونة اللازمة لإدارة الحشود وفصل الحركة المتعارضة وفقاً لما تقتضيه الخطط التشغيلية.

وأوضح أنه سيتم الاستفادة من أربعة مجمعات لدورات المياه تمتد من دار التوحيد شمالاً وتنتهي بموقع مستشفى أجياد سابقاً جنوباً، وتشمل هذه المجمعات توفير ما يقارب 1500 دورة مياه إضافية، وجرى تقسيم هذه المجمعات لاستخدامات النساء والرجال وفقاً لموقع كل منها وقربها من المصليات الخاصة بهم، وسيرفع هذا المشروع العدد الإجمالي الذي سيتم الاستفادة منه هذا الموسم من دورات المياه إلى ما يقارب الستة آلاف دورة مياه، وهو ضعف العدد الذي يجري توفيره خلال السنوات الماضية.

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Enters the bottom level of the Temporary Mataf service during the pilgrimage season , after the project completed within linked بالأروقة .

The engineer said Abdul Mohsen Bin Humaid The first phase of the project to increase the capacity of the Mataf which has been utilized in part during the season last Ramadan will be completed to take advantage of full مسطحاتها in the pilgrimage season this year to complement the role of the surface of this stage of the eastern part of the corridors surrounding the bowl circling and linking surface the remaining part of the first Saudi extension , after the completion of the role of the basement adjacent to the Mataf circling the ground floor and the first floor of this stage and opened since Ramadan season , noting that the first phase of the Temporary Mataf stage is important not only because it occupies space most of the first Saudi extension in its part-east adjacent to the effort and the northern and southern , but the fact that this region constitutes a bottleneck that determines the capacity of the Mataf , pointing out that after the completion of this stage will jump capacity of Mataf to nearly seventy thousand Taif per hour, double width of the region adjacent to the effort in the role of the surface of 21 meters in wider area and 12.5 in the narrowest area to 51 meters , which would have a significant impact on comfort الطائفين and smoother movement.

The son Hamid that work is underway to take advantage of the lower level of the Temporary Mataf after the success of the use of the upper level of the bridge with special needs since the Ramadan season this year, and will be linked to the lower level of the ultimate provisional on the ground floor of the hallway, will also improve the transmission crowds in the role ground to ensure a smooth transition between the first Saudi expansion and the first phase of the project in all roles. And that the intensification of work to complete the bridge scene South , which begins the transfer of traffic from the party scene East to the first round of the four ports begin peace Arqam and turnover Safa and the upper part of the door Ismail peace be upon him and ending bridge Ajyad , this project aims to decode choking winning in the arena South between Wall royal palaces and the southern wall of the dome Safa , which would allow to double the space available for movement through the addition of top-level associated with the first floor to give the necessary flexibility to manage the crowds and the separation of opposing traffic as required by operational plans.

He explained that he will take advantage of the four complexes toilets stretching from Dar Al Tawhid north and ending location Ajyad Hospital formerly the south, and include these complexes provide approximately 1500 session of the additional water , and were divided these complexes for the use of women and men, according to the location of each and its proximity to the chapels of their own, and will raise this project is the total number of which will take advantage of it this season from toilets to nearly six thousand water cycle , which is double the number that is being provided through the years.

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#3033 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:24

Description accomplished that expert scientific

breakthrough world record for the Kingdom

Aramco honors Al-Habshi

inventor material of Temporary Mataf

خبير وصف إنجازه أنه اختراق علمي عالمي يسجل للمملكة
أرامكو تكرّم الحبشي مخترع مادة المطاف المؤقت

21 Sept 2013

كرمت شركة أرامكو السعودية الباحث و المخترع السعودي هاشم بن محمد الحبشي، نظير اكتشافه مادة انابيب الكربون النانومترية، التي استخدمت في تشييد المطاف المؤقت.

وجاء التكريم على هامش معرض ومنتدى التبادل التقني للمواد غير المعدنية 2013، الذي أقيم مؤخراً مدينة الهفوف بالأحساء.

ووصف أحد الخبراء اكتشاف هاشم بأنه (يعتبر اختراق علمي عالمي يسجل للمملكة العربية السعودية، وانجاز لكل مواطن سعودي يحق للكل ان يفخر به).

فيما عبر الحبشي عن انه فخور جدا بما قدمه، وفخور أيضاً بأن يتم تكريمه من قبل اكبر الشركات “أرامكو”، مشيداً بمبادرة النانو التي أطلقها خادم الحرمين الشريفين و احتضنتها مراكز الأبحاث و كثير من الجامعات السعودية.

http://www.almowaten.net/?p=65735

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Saudi Aramco honored researcher and inventor Hashim bin Mohammed al-Habashi, peer discovery nanometer carbon nanotube material, used in the construction of Temporary Mataf.

The ceremony came on the sidelines of the exhibition and technical exchange forum for non-metallic materials, 2013, which was held recently Hofuf Ahsa.

One expert described the discovery of Hashem that (considered a scientific breakthrough world record for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the completion of each Saudi citizen entitled to all that proud of it).

The Abyssinian expressed that he is very proud of what his foot, and also proud to be honored by the larger companies, "Aramco", praising the nanotechnology initiative launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and hosted by research centers and many of the Saudi universities.

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#3034 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:27

A length of 400 meters to feed the first round

Construction of the Bridge 'throttle'

in the Holy Mosque

بطول 400 متر لتغذية الدور الأول
بدء تنفيذ جسر «المخنق» بالمسجد الحرام

أعلن الرئيس العام لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي الشيخ الدكتور عبدالرحمن بن عبدالعزيز السديس عن الاستفادة في موسم الحج من دور السطح للمطاف المعلق من المرحله الأولى، مبينا أن العمل يجري لتنفيذ مشروع جسر بطول حوالي 400 متر لمضاعفة مساحة المخنق المنحصر بين قبة الصفا وسور قصر الضيافة.

وأوضح أن إدارة المشاريع والدراسات في الرئاسة العامه لشؤون المسجد الحرام والمسجد النبوي بدأت في تنفيذ «جسر المخنق» فعليا ليكون جاهزا في فترة وجيزة.

وبين أن الجسر الجديد يغذي الدور الأول من المسجد الحرام، حيث يبدأ من طرف الساحة الشرقية قرب مبنى الموثوقية من خلال ميول من عدة منافذ، موضحا أن المنفذ الأول يبدأ من سلم الأرقم، والثاني يبدأ من قبة الصفا، أما الثالث فوق منطقة باب إسماعيل وينتهي بجسر أجياد.

وأشار السديس إلى أن المشروع يهدف لمضاعفة مساحة المخنق المنحصر بين قبة الصفا وسور قصر الضيافة.
وزاد «العمل حاليا يعتبر في المرحلة الأولى من المشروع الذي يشكل جزءا من منظومة شبكة جسور المشاة الجاري دراستها لربط أدوار المسجد الحرام بالمناطق المحيطة به، ويؤمل أن ينتهي العمل من الجسر في أقرب فرصه ويستفاد منه خلال موسم حج هذا العام».

وكشف عن أنه تم تجهيز دورات مياه ومواضئ جديدة ضمن مشروع خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك عبدالله بن عبدالعزيز لتوسعة المسجد الحرام ليستفاد من 8.050 ألف دورة مياه تخدم المسجد الحرام والساحات المحيطة خلال موسم الحج القادم، إضافة إلى تشغيل مشارب مياه مبردة داخل مبنى التوسعة وفي الساحات الخارجية التي تستوعب أكثر من 400.000 ألف مصلٍ.

أردف «تم تزويد المناطق التي سيتم افتتاحها هذا العام من مبنى التوسعة والساحات الخارجية بعناصر الإنارة اللازمة، ونظام الصوت والمراقبة التليفزيونية وأنظمة مكافحة الحريق وتشغيل دورات مشروع الملك عبدالله بعدد 2350، وتشغيل السلالم الكهربائية لخدمة الحركة ما بين الدور الأرضي والدور الأول والأول ميزانين بمبنى التوسعة، وكذلك السلالم الكهربائية التي تخدم دورات المياه بالدور السفلي للساحات «القبو» وتشغيل نظام التكييف بالدور الأرضي من مبنى التوسعة.

وفيما يتعلق بمشروع توسعة المطاف قال إنه سيتم الاستفادة في موسم الحج من دور السطح من المرحلة الأولى، حيث تمت الاستفادة من المرحلة الأولى للتوسعه والكائنة في الجزء الشرقي من المطاف في موسم رمضان لهذا العام من خلال دور القبو والدور الأرضي والدور الأول، بالإضافة إلى المرحلة الأولى لرفع الطاقة الاستيعابية للمطاف مع التوسعة السعودية الأولى بهيكل حديدي مؤقت.

ومضى السديدس بقوله إنه المطاف المخصص لذوي الحاجات الخاصة تم إنشاؤه على شكل حلقة دائرية، لفصل الحركة بين عرباتهم والطائفين في منطقة الصحن طيلة مدة تنفيذ مشروع المطاف، حيث يتم تنفيذه من خلال مرحلتين إحداهما رئيسية في الناحية الجنوبيه والأخرى فرعية من الناحية الغربية، بالإضافة إلى مخرج يرتبط بالمسعى من خلال جسر مؤدي إلى دور الميزانين، ويزيد «هذا الطابق هو الذي تم تنفيذه والاستفادة منه خلال موسم شهر رمضان المبارك لهذا العام وتبلغ طاقته الاستيعابية 1700 ألف في الساعة».

http://www.okaz.com.sa/new/Issues/20...0921640141.htm

Google translation: 21 Sept 2013

President General for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Sudais for use during the pilgrimage season of the role of the surface of the Temporary Mataf of the first phase , indicating that the work was underway to implement the bridge project length of about 400 meters to double the area of the throttle Almnhsr between the Dome of the Safa and the wall of the hostel.

He explained that the management of projects and studies in the General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque began implementing « throttle Bridge » is actually to be ready in a short period of time .

He pointed out that the new bridge feeds the first round of the Grand Mosque, where it begins by arena East near the building of reliability through the tendencies of several outlets , explaining that the first port starts from him Arqam , and the second starts from the Dome of Safa, and the third over the area door Ismail and ends with bridge Ajyad .

Sudais pointed out that the project aims to double a throttle Almnhsr space between the dome Safa and hospitality Palace Wall .

He added « Work is currently considered in the first phase of the project , which is part of the network system pedestrian bridges are being studied to connect the roles of the Grand Mosque in the surrounding areas , and it is hoped that the work of the bridge ends at the earliest opportunity and utilized during the pilgrimage season this year .

He revealed that it is equipped with toilets and Moadi new within the project Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the expansion of the Grand Mosque of learned from 8.050 thousand toilets serving the Grand Mosque and squares surrounding during the pilgrimage season next year, in addition to running Drinking water fountains chilled inside a building expansion and squares foreign to accommodate more than 400,000 thousand worshipers .

Abizaid « been supplying areas to be opened this year from a building expansion and squares foreign elements of lighting required, and a sound system and watch television and fire-fighting systems and operating cycles of King Abdullah number 2350, and run the escalators to serve traffic between the ground floor and the first floor and the first mezzanine building expansion , as well as escalators that serve the toilets in the basement of the Yards ' basement ' and run the air conditioning system on the ground floor of a building expansion.

Regarding the draft expansion eventually he will be utilized during the pilgrimage season of the role of the surface of the first phase, where it was to take advantage of the first phase of expansion and located in the eastern part of the day in the season of Ramadan this year through the role of the basement and ground floor and first floor, in addition to the first phase to raise the capacity of the Mataf with the first Saudi extension structure of the temporary railing .

He Sudaids saying that he ultimately allocated for people with special needs have been created in the form of a circle , to separate traffic between their vehicles and الطائفين in the saucer for the duration of the implementation of the project of the day, where it is carried out through two phases , one major in the South and other subset of the west side , in addition to director endeavor linked by a bridge to the role of performer mezzanine , and increases « this is a floor that has been implemented and take advantage of it during the holy month of Ramadan season this year and the absorptive capacity of 1,700 thousand in time » .

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#3035 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:29

New Grand Mosque annex

partially ready

First two floors will open for this Haj

September 22, 2013

MAKKAH — Two floors of the new annex of the Grand Mosque in Makkah will be opened to pilgrims this Haj season, the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has said.

“The ground and first floors of the King Abdullah expansion and the surrounding courtyards have been readied for prayers during the Haj season. They will be linked to streets and public transport stations in all directions,” the presidency said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.

Mataf expansion

Abdulmuhsin Bin Humaid, the director general of projects at the presidency, said work is under way to complete the first phase of the mataf (circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba) expansion project.

He said on completion of the first phase, the capacity of the mataf will increase to 70,000 pilgrims an hour.

He said the first phase is important not only because it has the biggest area but it will also increase the comfort of pilgrims with an increase in the width of the mataf to 51 meters near the masaa (the corridor for the ritual walk between the Safa and Marwa mounts) on the first floor.

Temporary Mataf

Bin Humaid said the lower level of the temporary mataf will be linked to the ground floor corridors. The flow of pilgrims on the ground floor will be streamlined to ensure smooth movement between the first Saudi expansion and the first stage of the mataf on all levels, he added.

Bridge

Bin Humaid said work is being intensified to complete the southern courtyard bridge, which will double the space available for movement of pilgrims and provide flexibility in crowd management.

Four rest room complexes

Bin Humaid said four rest room complexes extending from Dar Al-Tawheed Hotel in the north and to the location of the former Ajyad Hospital in the south will also be completed before Haj.

These complexes will provide an additional 1,500 rest rooms aside from the ablution taps attached to them. These complexes will have separate wings for men and women.

With the completion of the project, the total number of rest rooms in the sprawling prayer complex will increase to nearly 6,000, double the current number.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20130923181319

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#3036 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:30

No toilets in camps

for 25,000 local pilgrims

23 September 2013

MAKKAH — The head of the national committee for Haj and Umrah has said some of the camps the Ministry of Haj has handed over to local pilgrim service companies are without toilets and kitchens, Al-Sharq newspaper reported Sunday.

Osama Al-Filali said these camps are supposed to accommodate more than 25,000 domestic pilgrims.

He complained that while domestic pilgrim companies are required to provide exceptional services, their camps are not properly equipped.

“The companies had to make up for many shortages in the past, but this year some of the camps do not even have toilets and kitchens,” Al-Filali said.

He said he has complained to the concerned authorities of this shortage and informed them of the inconveniences it might cause. He said local pilgrim companies will have to bear the expenses of setting up toilets, but the companies have only 15 days left.

He rejected accusations that local pilgrim companies have raised their prices to increase their profits. He said the increase in prices is due to an increase in costs.

He said though there is a 50 percent drop in the number of local pilgrims this year, the space allotted to them is less compared to last year.

He asked the Ministry of Haj to assign contractors to build toilets in the camps and to create traffic corridors for the delivery of meals to the pilgrims.

Deputy Minister of Haj Hatem Qadhi said the shortage in toilets and kitchens inside some camps will not affect the pilgrims because the authorities have built a large number of public toilets in the holy sites.

He said the ministry is keen on addressing all obstacles so domestic pilgrims can comfortably perform their rituals. He said the handover of camps to the service companies is subject to full payment of fees.

The ministry has circulated several directives to local pilgrim companies with regard to contingency measures they have to follow in the event of emergency situations.

Companies are asked to use loudspeakers to give directives to pilgrims in emergencies.

In case of rainfall, camp supervisors should be present on the spot to guide pilgrims if evacuation is required. The ministry said electricity supply should be disconnected during rainfall and the camp supervisors should coordinate with Civil Defense posts in their area.

Meanwhile, the Civil Defense is conducting inspection rounds in buildings housing pilgrims in Madinah to ensure all safety precautions are in place. Spokesman for Madinah Civil Defense Col. Khalid Al-Jehani said the head of Madinah Civil Defense, Maj. Gen. Zuhai Sibaih, has met with with senior officials to review the readiness of the force.

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#3037 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:31

Arafat to have permanent tents

SAFETY FIRST: The newly planned fireproof tents in Arafat will be designed in the form
of the Haj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

22 September 2013

Studies are under way to establish permanent fireproof tents in Arafat, said Saud bin Hamdan Al-Dikri, director of projects at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.

He said Arafat tents would be constructed on a par with the designs of the Haj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport, adding that it would accommodate about seven million pilgrims.

Higher authorities have approved the construction of two pedestrian tunnels linking the western side of the Jamrat Bridge with the northern part of the Grand Mosque in Makkah. This will facilitate the movement of pilgrims between Mina and Makkah.

“There have been proposals to construct tents to increase Arafat’s capacity by 71 percent and thus to accommodate 8.5 million pilgrims,” he said. The project will cover 8 million square meters.

“A series of measures have been taken to avoid stampedes at the Mashaer Railway stations at the holy sites,” Al-Dikri said, referring to the incidents that took place during the last Haj season. The problem was created mainly by illegal Hajis, he said.

“We have contracted a specialized company to board pilgrims onto the Mashaer trains in an orderly way and supervise its electronic gates,” Al-Dikri said. There is also a plan to build barriers at railway stations to control the movement of passengers. He said illegal Hajis would not be allowed to squat in public places close to the stations.

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#3038 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:32

Mataf capacity now 70,000 per hour

The first phase of the Mataf expansion project
will be fully opened for worshippers during Haj

23 September 2013

The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs plans to open the newly constructed levels of the “mataf” (area for circumambulating the House of God) on the ground and first floors to worshippers during the current Haj season, bringing the mataf capacity to nearly 70,000 per hour.

“The new sites will also include the squares surrounding the new levels. They will also be linked to roads leading to the Grand Mosque and the SAPTCO depot,” Director General of Projects and Studies at the Presidency Abdul Mohsen bin Homaid said in a statement.

The first phase of the project to enhance the capacity of the mataf, which was partially opened for use during Ramadan, will be fully opened for worshippers during Haj.

Work on the eastern side of the mosque halls surrounding the mataf and its links with the remaining portion of the first phase of expansion have been completed, he said.

Homaid said the first phase of the mataf ground floor was the most significant since there were frequent bottlenecks hindering the movement of pilgrims.

The width of the area parallel to the ‘masaa’ on this level has been increased to 51 meters.

Temporary Mataf

Homaid said that since the upper level of the temporary mataf had been allocated to disabled worshippers since Ramadan, the lower level will now be linked to the ground floor of the mosque to facilitate movement of worshippers on the ground floor.

It will ensure smooth movement between the first area of expansion and the areas covered in the first phase of the current project.

Bridge

Completion of the bridge on the southern square will enable smooth crowd movement from the eastern square to the first floor through four entrances, including Al-Arqam Escalator, Safa Round, upper part of the Bab Ismail and the Ajyad Bridge.

A new bridge project would minimize bottlenecks occurring in the southern square between the royal palace walls and the walls of the southern Al-Safa dome.

It will double the space available for movement with the addition of an upper level to it linking with the first floor, giving flexibility needed for crowd management and separation of crowd movement in opposite directions.

More toilets

More than 1,500 toilets will also be constructed, bringing the total number of toilets to 6,000 in the area between Dar Al-Tawhid to the north and the former Ajyad hospital to the south of the area.

This is in addition to the construction of 13,000 additional toilets in the northern squares, which will be partly commissioned during the current Haj season, he said.

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#3039 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:32

100,000 Indian Hajis to ride Mashaer trains

50,532 Indian pilgrims had arrived on Friday
and a further 4,966 had arrived on Saturday

23 September 2013

Around 100,000 Indian pilgrims will be able to use the Mashaer Haj metro system. Speaking to Arab News Sunday, Indian Haj Consul Shaikh Mohammed Noor Rahman said that 50,532 pilgrims had arrived on Friday and a further 4,966 had arrived on Saturday.

He said that all 13 branch offices in Makkah and Madinah were up and running.

Pilgrims will continue to come into the Kingdom until Oct 9. The last departing flight carrying pilgrims from the Kingdom is scheduled to leave on Nov 18.
Around 13,000 pilgrims are above the age of 70. The oldest pilgrim, Ismail from Haryana, is 107 years old. The second oldest Indian pilgrim, from Gujarat, is 102 years old and has yet to arrive.

A 50-bed hospital in Makkah, a 30-bed hospital in Azizia and several desks have been set up. Nearly 40 tons of medicine have been brought from India.
There are currently 25 patients at the main dispensary in Makkah, of which one has hypertension and the other paralysis.

In Makkah 3,494 patients were treated in the outpatients department and 15,136 in Madinah for muscular pain and fever.

There are 146 doctors and 150 paramedics. Muhammad Basher Khan says the medical facilities include sonography, radiology, laboratory, X-ray facilities and equipment for minor surgeries. There are nine specialist doctors. Khan, who arrived on Sept. 19 and is awaiting assignment, said: “It is an honor to serve the pilgrims.”

There is also a private tour operators desk at the main office. Muhammad Khwajmuddin of the defense account department in Lucknow said they all have experience in auditing documentation. “We study the agreements made with pilgrims and verify them,” he explained. He pointed out that PTO pilgrims can only avail themselves of OPD facilities.

Both Makkah and Madinah will have a lost baggage section. There have been 102 lost baggage claims in Makkah and 236 cases in Madinah, of which all were resolved with the exception of seven cases in Madinah.

Pilgrims are offered monetary relief of up to SR1,700 for lost and stolen items. There were 1,100 cases of stolen money and 100 cases of lost baggage last year.

Pilgrims in Makkah have bought 587 sacrificial coupons and 2,119 have been purchased in Madinah.

Rahman has said that nine Haj pilgrims have died in Madinah and two in Makkah.

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#3040 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd September 2013 05:33

Pakistani Haji dies on way to Makkah

23 September 2013

A Pakistani pilgrim who was flying aboard a Saudia flight from Karachi to Jeddah died at Qatif Central Hospital in the Eastern Province on Friday, Syed Akif, director-general of Pakistani Haj Affairs, told Arab News on Sunday.

Fifty-five-year-old Shahnaz Jabeen from Karachi complained of chest pains during the flight.

He said that Jabeen was part of the government Haj scheme and was flying on a regular Saudia flight, but died in Dammam after suffering cardiac arrest.
The official said that two other Haj pilgrims also died of the same cause in Makkah.

Akif said 540 medical personnel from Pakistan are scheduled to arrive in phases to serve the Pakistani Haj medical mission.

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MashaAllah, I wonder what they would say about your other 9000+ posts, of which I'm a follower. Not only that, these 9820 are the English posts, Allah knows best how many you have in French.

MashaAllah, you have become the fastest most rated person on the forum (not including your 4000+ reps on the other forums)

As I mentioned before (look at the very first post of this thread) Almost all the work on this thread is from this great sister.

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I never figure how much I post here... sure I post too much!

But it's for a great cause for my Bros & Sis

May Allah guide us all

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#3043 [Permalink] Posted on 25th September 2013 07:19

Bab al Umrah

Second minaret ready for demolition

23 Sept 2013

Mataf expansion progress

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#3044 [Permalink] Posted on 25th September 2013 07:20

SAUDI NATIONAL DAY

‘A nation that adopts Islam as a religion,

development as vision and justice to rule’

23 September 2013

HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

THE Kingdom is celebrating its 83rd National Day and the gigantic achievements that have been accomplished in a country, which adopts Islam as a religion, development as a vision, and justice as a ruling method.

Under its wise and brave leadership, the Kingdom will continue its progress and development, thanks to its strong will — a will which it has acquired and inherited from its founder King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saud, may he rest in peace!

The Kingdom has been generous and donated immensely inside and outside and helped in developing the Muslim and Arab Nation under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, and Second Deputy Premier Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz.

I thank Almighty Allah for bestowing security and safety on this country where citizens live in complete solidarity and peacefulness.

I praise Almighty Allah for bestowing His blessings and all good things on this country where the leaders and the people have a strong and solid connection. Such a connection has enabled the leadership to build a firm economy, which has helped the country catapult to the forefront of powerful and producing economies around the world. The economic boom has brought about large benefits to various sectors and industries. This fact is reflected vividly in gigantic and different achievements made in political, scientific, economic, medical, industrial, urban, etc. fields.

A large number of great development projects have been implemented. The most important is the largest expansion of the Two Holy Mosques and rebuilding the infrastructures for all Kingdom’s regions such as airports, modern transport system, to mention but a few. All these projects serve to build strong citizens with a strong scientific education and provide Saudi families with social security and protect the country from those who wish it evil and seek to disrupt its security.

I pray to Almighty Allah to protect the leader of this country, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, his Crown Prince, and his Second Deputy Premier. I pray to Allah to always bestow the blessing of security and stability on this country and guide it to do what is good and beneficial.

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#3045 [Permalink] Posted on 25th September 2013 07:21

Ministry instructs Haj service establishments
to keep environment clean at holy sites

24 September 2013

The Ministry of Haj has urged Haj service companies and establishments to maintain the cleanliness of pilgrim tents and the areas surrounding the holy sites in a bid to ensure an environmentally clean Haj season.

The ministry also directed Haj service establishments to collaborate with the Makkah Municipality in order to maintain high levels of hygiene at the holy sites.

Managing waste in holy places, especially in Mina, is a tough challenge for the municipality. The holy city produces an estimated 1 million tons of waste annually. Efforts are underway to establish a solid-waste processing plant in Makkah, with investments estimated to reach SR3 billion, a recent report stated.

A circular issued by the Ministry of Haj advised Haj service establishments to benefit from the cleaning facilities available at Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah. The companies should make sure that their workers deposit waste in compression boxes or take the waste to the nearest dumping facility and avoid littering around their tents or other places, the circular statement read.

A special garbage disposal system has also been put in place in Arafat. The municipality has established programs to train cleaning workers to operate compression garbage boxes. The municipality is responsible for gathering garbage and for disposing of it.

In another development, the Haj Ministry has issued a warning to domestic Haj service companies saying they would be severely punished if they host or transport any pilgrim without a valid Haj permit in the upcoming season.

“Domestic Haj companies are under the obligation to ensure that each pilgrim they are transporting carries a valid Haj permit before they embark on their journey,” according to the ministry’s statement. Large numbers of illegal pilgrims entering the Kingdom potentially disrupts services and utilities set up for a set number of documented pilgrims.

The disruption of the Mashair Railway service last year, for instance, was attributed to the unforeseen encroachment of the railway facilities by illegal pilgrims. According to reports, close to 1.4 million people performed Haj last year without permits.

Authorities are determined to stop the entry of illegal pilgrims. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and head of the Central Haj Committee, has said expatriates violating Haj rules would be deported immediately and banned from returning to the Kingdom for 10 years.

Maj. Gen. Ayed Al-Harbi, commander of the Passport Department’s Haj force, said advanced technologies would be deployed to detect fake Haj permits unlike in previous years.

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