Makkah Metro to serve pilgrims this Haj |
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Posted: 08 June 2010 at 10:50am |
ref: http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article61007.ece |
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Really nice, but is travel free? |
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some of us are a lot like cement:- all mixed up and permanently set
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If my memory serves me right, a flat fee is charged up front for using scheduled points of travel...It has been over 15 years since...The fumes from diesel from a sea of buses were just unbearable and we wondered and hoped a better system will come to play in pilgrims' logistics without pollution! Finally things are happening!
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I was surprised the king Abdullah is on Facebook and then this! http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=28816309489&topic=9246 A contractual violation by Suadis awarding Mono Metro design package for construction to the Chinese! Seems the Anglo hold on the Suadis is slipping or has slipped Edited by Sign*Reader - 08 June 2010 at 11:54pm |
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Gulf News Riyadh, September 27: Over 600 Chinese nationals working on the Haramain Rail project have embraced Islam in a recent ceremony in Makkah. They are workers of the Chinese Railway Company, which won the multibillion contract for implementing the 450km rail road linking the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah and Rabigh. Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Khudhairi, undersecretary at the Makkah Governorate, said that this year�s celebration of the Kingdom�s National Day coincides with a number of auspicious and historic occasions. These included launching of the prestigious international research university � King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (KAUST), celebration of Eid Al Fitr and a recent ceremony of Chinese workers pronouncing their Shahada. Dr. Abdul Aziz, who witnessed the event, described it as a �direct response to critics of the government for contracting Chinese company.� Among the converts, there are 70 workers who are engaged in the construction of Makkah monorail project, which links the holy city with the holy sites of Mina, Muzdalifa and Arafat. �Their conversion took place 24 hours after getting books introducing Islam in Chinese language at their worksite at Arafat, which is outside the Haram area,� he said adding that the credit goes to the Office of the Call and Guidance for Expatriates in Makkah. Efforts are underway to spread the message of Islam among some 5,000 Chinese nationals working on the Haramain train,� he said adding that the major problem for the Call and Guidance Office is the lack of enough books on Islam in Chinese language. It is noteworthy that the first phase of Haramain Rail consisting of 70km has well been started a few months ago. This represents expropriation of land, filling works, construction of bridges and tracks. The project is expected to be operational in 2012.-Agencies |
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Good reporting, thanx |
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The rail is constructed parallel to the pedestrian road so that pilgrim tents in Mina are not disturbed. Edited by abosait - 10 June 2010 at 7:25am |
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