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4 May 2009 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal
yesterday inaugurated new electronic services for
issuing pilgrim housing permits and health
certificates. The new services are provided in
association with the Makkah municipality and qualified
engineering offices in the city.
Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar said the new pilgrim
housing regulations allowed approved engineering
offices to check housing facilities in the city before
licensing them to provide housing facilities for
pilgrims.
“The new electronic system links engineering
offices with the Pilgrim’s Housing Committee. The
offices will inspect the buildings and inform the
committee so that it may take a final decision on
issuing a license,” he said.
Al-Bar said the municipality and the Civil Defense
had approved a number of engineering offices in Makkah
to provide the service.
“We are studying the files of some more engineering
offices in order to authorize them to provide the
service,” he added.
Housing facilities are required for 1.8 million
pilgrims, he said, adding that the committee had
approved a number of buildings last year to house
about 500,000.
“Permits are required for buildings to accommodate
1.3 million pilgrims this year,” Al-Bar pointed out.
The committee, which is chaired by the governor,
began issuing housing licenses last Monday.
In another development, Prince Khaled attended the
graduation of the 57th group from Umm Al-Qura
University in Makkah yesterday. Some 9,600 graduates
received bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
during the convocation.
Walid bin Hussein Abu Al-Faraj, president of the
university, thanked Prince Khaled for attending the
ceremony, adding it would have a great impact on the
university’s students.
He thanked the government for its generous support
to the university since its inception. “This support
has helped the university provide various courses that
are required for the country’s development.” |
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