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 »
Tag Archives: HARAM
Death toll rises in attack on Egyptian police officers in Giza
:: Security sources say at least 52 police officers killed in shoot-out with suspected militants in Giza, southwest Cairo The officers were killed on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Egypt’s Western desert. The sources said
Easy-to-learn Qur’an course concludes at Haram
A course on understanding Qur’an and prayers was held recently at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The course, which imparted the easy way of understanding Qur’an and prayers, was conducted by Qur’an Academy with the permission of Sheikh Abdul Rahman
Traditional Asir dances ‘haram’: Fatwa
Saad Al-Hajri, Asir’s mufti, has issued a fatwa banning some traditional dances of the region. This fatwa was issued during a religious lecture in Mahayel Asir. Responding to a students’ question, the mufti said: “If people who perform traditional dances
11 Pakistanis, 11 Indians, two Brits among 111 dead
The death toll following Friday’s crane crash at Makkah’s Grand Mosque has gone up to 111, while those injured are 331, latest figures made available by the Ministry of Health to local media have revealed. The Pakistani Consulate has confirmed
King Salman condoles victims of crane collapse
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has offered his condolences, on Saturday, to the families of victims who died after a crane collapsed in Makkah’s Grand Mosque, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. King Salman was speaking after he visited the scene of
Crane crash: Identifying the dead a difficult task
As the holy city of Makkah struggled to return to normalcy a day after a deadly crane collapse at the Grand Mosque claimed 107 lives and injured nearly 238 pilgrims, the focus shifted to the difficult and unpleasant task of
Expert blames high winds for crane crash
A prominent Saudi scientist said that stormy winds knocked down the tower crane that crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday. Professor Mansour Almazroui, director of the Center of Excellence for Climate Change Research at
Scores crushed to death in Haram crane disaster
Eighty-seven people died and 201 were injured when a crane collapsed inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid strong winds and heavy rains on Friday evening. The crane, being used for ongoing expansion work, fell while heavy storms were lashing
‘No black market’ in Grand Mosque relics
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has rejected reports that rare antiquities found during the expansion of the Grand Mosque has been selling for thousands of riyals on the black market. This comes in the wake of revelations
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