New Saudi train ready to shuttle Hajj pilgrims.

[Monk-of-Mogadishu]

What the hell is that cheap ass train? C'mon, even the little UAE just got the new bullet trains. Saudi can do better than that old ass Soviet left over shit train.

[union]

What the hell is that cheap ass train? C'mon, even the little UAE just got the new bullet trains. Saudi can do better than that old ass Soviet left over shit train.

[Enlightened~Sista]

What the hell is that cheap ass train? C'mon, even the little UAE just got the new bullet trains. Saudi can do better than that old ass Soviet left over shit train.

I was thinking the same thing..trainsku fool xuma,they look duug.

[Navy9]

I remember reading an article somewhere that the black material that's drapped around the Ka'ba is made in Egypt and the embroided caligraphy in gold is of actual gold, its also changed every 3 years or so. The King opens the Ka'ba every year or one of his emissaries along with a few other Muslim diplomats, then do a quick tidying up ritual. As evil as they are, the monarch did sign an agreement with Abdulwahab's descendants to maintain the Hajj, so they're obligated.

The black silk cover is called Kiswah and it's made in Saudia since 1970s(?) and the Kiswah is replaced each year.

[ciyaal_warta]

2.5 millions hujjaj this year..way 2 go the saudi government for managing the hajj

[Executive]

It will be open only to Saudi and Gulf pilgrims, forecast at some 130,000 Saudis, 10,000 Kuwaitis and 10,000 Bahrainis, said Saeed al-Qurashi, head of the Hajj and Umra Committee at the Mecca Chamber of Commerce

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101113/wl ... nsportrail

[Basra-]

Look whos quoting yahoo news now!

[Mzbeautifull]

It will be open only to Saudi and Gulf pilgrims, forecast at some 130,000 Saudis, 10,000 Kuwaitis and 10,000 Bahrainis, said Saeed al-Qurashi, head of the Hajj and Umra Committee at the Mecca Chamber of Commerce

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101113/wl ... nsportrail

Why are they getting special treatment??

[*Nobleman*]

It will be open only to Saudi and Gulf pilgrims, forecast at some 130,000 Saudis, 10,000 Kuwaitis and 10,000 Bahrainis, said Saeed al-Qurashi, head of the Hajj and Umra Committee at the Mecca Chamber of Commerce

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101113/wl ... nsportrail

Why are they getting special treatment??

It will be open only to Saudi and Gulf pilgrims, forecast at some 130,000 Saudis, 10,000 Kuwaitis and 10,000 Bahrainis, said Saeed al-Qurashi, head of the Hajj and Umra Committee at the Mecca Chamber of Commerce

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101113/wl ... nsportrail

From the article.

The number is modest in comparison with the total number of pilgrims, but other nationalities will be able to use the train in the second phase.

They are still in the processing of building the train network for all hujaj.Somalida should be the last to criticize saudi, imagine somalis were the custodians of the haram, God forbid.

[ArcadeFire]

Arabs get first dibs i see, what more did you expect?

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Masha'allah and credit to the Saudis they have done a lot to improve the hajj for the pilgrims and especially to Kings Fahad and Abdulaziz (AUN)