Millions, if not billions, of Muslims, flock to Saudi Arabia every year to do the Hajj. Men, women, children, singles and families, save for years to be able to afford the Hajj. The pilgrimage is both aspiritual experience and a physical journey, which is why it is recommended that con...
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is inviting parties interested in establishing a Dammam-based low-cost-carrier to lodge expressions of interest via a pre-qualification process now underway. The licence will allow the airline to operate point-to-point domestic flights to ...
Pilgrims were urged to take all necessary measures against H1N1 during the 2009 Hajj. Omar Chatriwala/ Al Jazeera English In August, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the (H1N1) swine flu pandemic over. Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief that the virus did not wreak the devasta...