02/08/2013
Makkah, — The new mataf bridge around the Holy Kaaba opened for pilgrims on July 25. Only disabled and elderly pilgrims will be allowed to use the circular bridge that can hold 7,000 wheelchair-borne pilgrims per hour.
“Since the bridge would be set apart for weak, infirm and disabled pilgrims, the...
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10/07/2013
The Government of Saudi Arabia reported that the first stage of Masjid al-Haram reconstruction works, namely widening space around the Kaaba, is completed. The preparation for the arrival of pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah still proceeds, through....
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