US EditionWith AI and More Shade, Saudi Arabia Ready for Searing Haj
- More than one million Muslim pilgrims from around the world have reached Saudi Arabia in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, scheduled to begin on June 4, 2025, primarily in Makkah and nearby locations.
- Saudi authorities prepared for this event amid extreme heat and past safety challenges by expanding shaded areas and deploying AI-powered crowd and health management systems.
- Key initiatives include the Nusuk app offering real-time navigation and language translation, the Makkah Route facilitating pre-arrival processing, and the Smart Enrichment Assistant providing multilingual service information.
- Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah highlighted that rising temperatures remain a major concern each year, and confirmed that authorities have deployed 250,000 personnel to safeguard the well-being of pilgrims.
- These preparations are designed to ensure a pilgrimage that is safe, well-organized, and spiritually enriching, reflecting the kingdom’s dedicated role in safeguarding and enhancing the experience of all pilgrims during Hajj 2025.
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With AI and more shade, Saudi Arabia ready for searing haj
WITH artificial intelligence (AI), more shade and misting machines, Saudi Arabia authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million haj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Makkah. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
With AI and more shade, KSA set for a searing Hajj
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million Hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat. Saudi Arabia's Hajj minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah told AFP on Thursday that efforts to mitigate the searing desert heat remained a top focus among authorities and organisers ahead of this year's pilgrimage. "One of the big challenges that we always face is the increasing temperature a…
Saudi Arabia Set For Searing Hajj With More Shade, Misting Machines And AI
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca.
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