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  "id": 15407124,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia introduces live crowd updates to help Umrah pilgrims avoid congestion at Two Holy mosques",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/saudi-arabia-introduces-live-crowd-updates-to-help-umrah-pilgrims",
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  "published": "2026-10-18T11:57:50.000Z",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced digital services that allow Umrah pilgrims to monitor crowd levels in real time at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, helping them choose less congested times to perform their rituals. The services provide live displays, instant updates and crowd indicators for the Tawaf area around the Holy Kaaba and the Sa'i walkway between Safa and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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