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2007-05-31 Arabia

Plans to expand Makkahs Grand Mosque okayed

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Posted by Steve White 2007-05-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Hmmm. Each holds a milliom targets now. Going to enlarge each by 35 %.Hmmmmm. Just taking them both out when fully loaded would stagger the camel lovers for a least a couple of years. It's too good to pass up.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-31 01:22|| 2007-05-31 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 No way! We need that land for a NATO missile base.

Posted by McZoid 2007-05-31 06:56|| 2007-05-31 06:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't they just finish improving the ramps going round the Kaaba to improve pilgrim throughput, and to prevent those lower down from being hit by the stones throne by those higher up? I thought that was done just before the last Haj...

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-31 10:41|| 2007-05-31 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Stampede Lanes: Bear Left...

Posted by tu3031 2007-05-31 10:43|| 2007-05-31 10:43|| Front Page Top

#5 "The Makkah (Mecca) Development Authority has approved the master plan for the development of the citys central region. The plan aims at accommodating three million residents and eight million pilgrims."

Scribbles note to self:

Haj at Mecca - 11 million muzzies in a ten-kilometer area. Primary strike.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-05-31 14:59|| 2007-05-31 14:59|| Front Page Top

#6 The Saudi Binladin Group has begun work on the expansion of the running area (masaa) between Safa and Marwa. The project aims at reducing overcrowding and will be completed before the next Haj season.

Funny how they changed the spelling for us rubes.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-31 15:19|| 2007-05-31 15:19|| Front Page Top

#7 So I guess this means Mo's favorite outhouse gets torn down, right?

Posted by tu3031 2007-05-31 15:58|| 2007-05-31 15:58|| Front Page Top

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