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: Makkah
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
Govt decision on white land will reduce housing costs
The government decision to impose fees on white land — the vacant lands located within city urban areas — paves way for reduction in housing costs as it will make vacant lands available for housing projects in planned areas. The
Khokher assiduously promoted Saudi-Pakistan ties, says Tayeb
The who’s who of the Saudi and foreign diplomatic community in Jeddah attended a farewell party hosted by outgoing Pakistani Consul General Aftab A. Khokher on Monday. The most prominent among them were Mohammed bin Ahmed Tayeb, director general of
488 surgeries conducted for pilgrims at Al-Noor Hospital
Al-Noor Specialist Hospital performed 488 surgical operations for pilgrims during the recent Haj. The procedures included 23 brain and neurosurgery operations, six procedures related to blood vessels, 192 orthopedic surgeries, 98 general surgeries, twenty-two cosmetic procedures, four otolaryngology surgeries, six
Somali pilgrims refuse to leave
About 2,292 or 31.48 percent of this year’s Somali Hajis have reportedly refused to return home, citing the poor security and economic situation in their country. This is according to the Tawafa Establishment for Pilgrims from Arab States, which stated
1.25m Umrah pilgrims a month from next year
A new Umrah system and its executive bylaws will be issued soon with a view to increase the number of Umrah pilgrims every year, Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has said. He told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that starting next year, as many
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
Celebrity clockmaker thanks KSA on arrival
Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah on Friday morning to perform Umrah and visit his relatives. The Kingdom last week invited Al-Hassan to visit the country for Umrah. On his arrival at King Abdul
SR5 million footbridge to help pedestrians in Makkah
The Makkah municipality will build the first footbridge in the Sharaie area in east Makkah at a cost of SR5.358 million. The municipality has announced the location to the implementing company, who will begin work at the beginning of next
Makkah crane collapse compensation process begins
Specialized committees have started collecting data on the victims of the crane collapse in the Grand Mosque on September 11 which killed about 111 people and injured about 238 others. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud ordered a compensation
Saudi Arabia to name and shame Hajj campaign violators
The Hajj Campaigns Disciplinary Committee announced it will apply the tashheer penalty — naming and shaming the institute or individual in the public domain for certain violations, Al-Watan reported. Ministry of Hajj spokesman Hatim Qadhi said the committee will receive
Crane fall: 9 engineers, operators being quizzed
The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution has begun questioning nine operators and engineers of the Saudi Binladin Group to determine the cause of the Haram accident which resulted in 111 deaths. After inspecting the site, the bureau announced that
Desperado shoots daughter, son dead before killing himself
In one of the most heinous crimes reported recently, a 31-year-old Saudi father shot and killed his four-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son, before committing suicide in the Jabal Al-Noor area of Makkah early Monday morning. The brother of the man
Traffic gridlock sees students miss classes
Traffic congestion on Makkah’s roads in the mornings is resulting in many students arriving late for school. The gridlock on the city’s roads is affecting workers too, who often arrive late for work, causing them much embarrassment, a local newspaper
Makkah-Jeddah train every 10 minutes
There would be trains between Makkah and Jeddah every 10 minutes once the Al-Haramain high-speed railway project is completed. Trains between Makkah and Madinah would be available every 30 minutes, an official working on the project was quoted as saying
Govt warns erring Haj, Umrah operators
The Ministry of Haj recently warned foreign Umrah firms against involving the name of Saudi Arabia in the delays in completing Umrah procedures. The ministry also warned Umrah companies against extortion practices and pitting pilgrims against the Kingdom through accusations,
DNA sampling for Hajj stampede victims begins
Al-Nour Specialist Hospital has started taking the DNA of the next of kin of the unidentified deceased victims of the Mina Stampede. Al-Nour Specialist Hospital Director Ayman Yamani said the Ministry of Health has assigned the hospital to take DNA
Haj operators face municipality’s wrath over cleanliness
The streets of Mina are still unclean and littered with trash despite the fact that it has been seven days since the pilgrims departed. The Makkah municipality has warned pilgrim establishments not to dump their waste and has threatened them
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