MAKKAH: The first phase of the Makkah Monorail project is expected to be completed before this year’s Haj. This will enable Haj pilgrims to use 35 percent of train service, said President of the Saudi Railway Organization (SRO) Abdul Aziz Al-Hoqail on Thursday. This phase will connect the holy sites of Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina. [...]

Some stunning and moving pictures of Hajj 2007. While I’d like to take credit for these photographs, alas I did not photograph them. Simply got it via Email.