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
Mataf expansion to be ‘completed before Haj’
The ongoing expansion of mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, would be completed before this year’s Haj, said Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, on Wednesday. Inspecting the Haram expansion project here, he
Victim of suicide attack laid to rest in Makkah
Thousands of people attended the funeral on Tuesday of the Border Guard officer killed by a suicide attacker on the Kingdom’s border with Iraq on Monday. Brig. Audah Al-Balawi was killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up. The funeral
Indonesians top list of Umrah arrivals
A total of 1.1 million Umrah visas have been issued until Friday, said a top official. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Albejaoa, director of the Haj Ministry’s branch in Madinah, said that 580,000 Umrah pilgrims have already arrived in Saudi Arabia. Hotels
Disease-fighting body decentralized
Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh. The directors of the 20 departments would now report to the headquarters in the capital city.
Prophet’s birthday celebration ‘sinful’
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has warned against celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), saying that it is a superstitious practice that was illegally added to the religion. “It is a bida (a sinful religious
Syrians on Haj, Umrah visas can stay on
The Kingdom has decided to allow Syrians to stay in the country without iqamas as long as their visit, Haj, or Umrah visas are valid, but they would have to correct their status later. According to the Minister of Justice
MWL lauds king’s reconciliation initiative
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Abdullah Al-Turki has commended the initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to bring together Egypt and Qatar and to restore relations between the two states. “The initiative of the custodian
Report: First woman leader in Saudi Arabia’s Holy Mosques Presidency
Fatimah Al-Rashoud has become the first woman to occupy a leading position at the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, Makkah daily reported. Due to the growing need for women leaders in the kingdom’s organizations and the active role
Saudi crown prince visits kingdom’s grand mufti
Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, deputy premier and minister of defense, visited the kingdom’s Grand Mufti Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-sheikh at his home in Riyadh Wednesday evening, local media reported. In a related story, the grand mufti condemned
Bones at Grand Mosque ‘not from an ancient cemetery’
The bones unearthed during excavations to expand the Grand Mosque is not from an ancient cemetery and may be those of an animal, a source from the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques said Wednesday. There has been much
Huge umbrellas to be installed at Makkah Grand Mosque
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved a project to install about 300 sunshades in the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, similar to the ones at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal
Kingdom a favorite destination for foreign workers
Saudi Arabia is a country among the most crowded with foreign laborers in the world. As such, one can find many different nationalities joined together, including Egyptians, Moroccans, Indians, Pakistanis, Sudanese, Filipinos and many more. According to experts, Saudi Arabia
Two Holy Mosques University to be launched soon
The new Two Holy Mosques University would be launched soon with an emphasis on teaching various religious disciplines, said Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. In a recent speech to
Makkah entrances ‘should have multi-lingual signs’
Several citizens have called on local authorities to add signs in different languages at the entrance of the Makkah boundaries in the Al-Omrah neighborhood, Makkah daily reported. Sami Baqili, citizen, said a large number of visitors to the holy city
Holy Kaaba cloth weaver dies after 47 years of service
RIYADH — The oldest weaver of the black cloth covering the Holy Kaaba cloth died Monday at a private hospital aged 90. Rajab Mahoos Al-Malki had spent over 47 years of his life doing the same job he was proud
Renovated mataf to open in Ramadan
The newly renovated and expanded mataf, the circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be open on the ground and first floors in Ramadan, and on the top floor for next year’s Haj, a senior official has said. Faisal Fuad Wafa,
Saudi Arabia to test smart carts for pilgrims with special needs
A study is under way to use smart golf carts to help special needs people and the elderly perform the circumambulation of the Kaaba and Saee (running or walking seven times between the two hills of Safa and Marwa) with
Umrah applicants’ biometrics before travel
Visa applicants for Umrah will soon have to record their biometrics before traveling to the Kingdom. Under the new rule, which comes as part of efforts to streamline the visa process and reduce waiting time at entry points, biometrics will
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