Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Madina
Winners of Qur’an contest meet Madinah governor
The two winners of the Holy Qur’an and Hadith Contest conducted in Madinah were allowed an audience with Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman at his office in Madinah. The recitation competition worked out by the General Presidency of Youth
3 of a family swept away by rainwater in Madinah
A man, his wife, and his mother drowned during floods in Madinah on Thursday. The mother’s body has been found but those of the man and his wife are still missing, according to a source from Madinah Civil Defense. The
No fees for Haj, Umrah visas in Saudi missions
Overseas Saudi missions are not charging any fee for Haj or Umrah visas, the minister of Haj categorically stated. In a firm denial, the minister, Bandar Hajjar, said: “There is no logic behind such talks. The Kingdom has been spending
First Umrah flight arrives in Madinah from Malaysia
The first Umrah flight arrived at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah carrying a total of 489 pilgrims from Malaysia. The Umrah season which started on the first day of Safar (Nov. 13) will continue up to
Yanbu’s Historic Area to undergo a major facelift
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), in cooperation with its strategic partners, is working on a major facelift of the Historic Area in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. According to the plan, the Historic Area in
Umrah pilgrims start arriving from Nov. 13
The first Umrah pilgrims are expected to arrive in the Kingdom on Nov. 13 signaling the start of the Umrah season which begins usually on the first day of Safar and continues until the end of Ramadan. The last batch
No delay in Haramain Train project: Minister
There is no delay in the execution of the Haramain Train project and work is currently progressing according to the schedule, Transport Minister Abdullah Al-Muqbel said on Monday. “All major works embodied in the contracts with the executing companies will
Jawazat wraps up Haj services; bids farewell to 1,377,708 pilgrims
The department of passports (Jawazat) announced on Sunday that it has wrapped up its Haj services which focused on serving the pilgrims on arrival and departure through the Kingdom’s airports, seaports and land border points. A local daily quoted the
Acquisitions for ambitious Darb project halted
The Finance Ministry has instructed executive authorities to stop evacuating properties and acquiring land for the Darb Al-Sunnah project in Madinah until further notice. The ministry has also postponed the payment of compensation to owners of properties to be acquired
Program tackles youth extremism
Taiba University, under the aegis of Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, has launched a program aimed at preventing the youth from being influenced by extremist organizations and ideologies. It is being conducted in cooperation with the King Abdulaziz Center
31 female candidates withdraw from polls
Thirty-one female candidates have withdrawn from the upcoming municipal council elections. This is according to Jedaie’ Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the committee overseeing the polls, who said there would now be 1,071 women candidates contesting the elections on Dec. 12. These
Pilgrims must leave by Muharram 15, Haj service firms warned
Haj service companies will be fined up to SR100,000 if they fail to inform the authorities concerned about any delay in the departure of pilgrims from the Kingdom. The deadline for pilgrims’ departure has been set at Muharram 15. The
27,000 SIM cards seized
More than 27,000 SIM cards have been seized in raids on different unauthorized shops here and over SR300,000 recovered from two men suspected to be selling SIMs illegally. Maj. Gen. Abdul Hadi Al-Shahrani, Madinah region police chief, had ordered the
Confusion over number of pilgrims remaining in KSA
It is still uncertain how many pilgrims are still in the Kingdom. What has added to the confusion is the discrepancy in the figures shown by different Haj Ministry officials. They, however, agree on the number of pilgrims who have
Pedestrian bridges worth SR25m being built in Madinah
Al-Madinah Municipality has constructed pedestrian bridges worth SR25 million at various locations to cope with high pedestrian density, said an official from the municipality. According to the official, the move is in the interest of pedestrian safety in the city.
Clockmaker aims to invent device that generates free electricity
The American Muslim teenager who was arrested because his teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb says he plans to invent a device that can produce free electricity. Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan, who has Sudanese heritage, made this announcement during
Hajjar: 60m annual Umrah visas by 1440H
New regulations aim to increase the number of Umrah pilgrims to 1.25 million a month, leading to 10 million Umrah visas a year, according to Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar, who said the new plan would be applied in 1437H. In
Gang bottling fake Zamzam water in Madinah busted
Health inspectors in Madinah have busted a room in a building in the city center where a group of foreigners were using the facility to bottle normal water in packs and market them as Zamzam water. Earlier, a truck was
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