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                                <title><![CDATA[ Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Haj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, is a major source of income for the Saudi government from worshippers' lodging, transport, fees and gifts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rahmah haj packages top choice for 35% of pilgrims ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The choice is attributed to price difference between the Rahmah haj packages and the haj fee for muassasah pilgrims. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 148 years waiting time for Malaysians to perform haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More than 3.8 million Tabung Haji depositors have registered and are awaiting their turn to fulfil the fifth pillar of Islam. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ With haj around the corner, still no word on quota increase for Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The estimated time frame for a decision from Saudi Arabia is also unknown. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Flight ticket cartels behind soaring umrah costs? ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Industry players say such activities were detected as far back as five years ago. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Malaysia's RM3 billion pilgrimage 'business' set for further growth despite spiralling costs ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The number of umrah pilgrims alone has increased by an estimated 900% over just 25 years. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Jewish worshippers clash with police at pilgrimage site ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 01:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Israeli police say 'dozens of extremists' broke into a section of the religious site while 'wildly flinging the fences and endangering human life.' ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Saudi Arabia expands haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing Covid curbs ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Pilgrims to Mecca this year must be under 65 and fully vaccinated against Covid-19. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Court allows Zahid release of passport to perform umrah pilgrimage ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ High Court judge allows his application after the lead prosecutor says the prosecution was instructed not to object. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Compulsory booster jabs for umrah a requirement by Saudi Arabia, says religious affairs minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Idris Ahmad says Saudi Arabia has issued a circular with which Malaysia must comply. ]]></description>
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