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: Makkah
Kiswa back to its normal position
The lower part of the Kaaba Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Kaaba) which had been rolled up during Haj has been unfolded to its normal position. This is the first Kiswa to be woven during the reign of Custodian
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
Mataf bridges to help control pilgrims’ rush
The design of pedestrian bridges linked to the mataf, the circumambulation area around the Kaaba, is currently under review by the supervisory committee in charge of the expansion project. The bridges will help officials control the movement of pilgrims inside,
Celebrate a moment in history by fasting
The tenth day of the month of Muharram on the lunar calendar, which falls on Friday, October 23rd this year, is a day to thank Allah. It is an occasion to celebrate, because on that day Allah saved the believers,
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
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
In remote Saudi village, women are giving birth in cars
Harsh road conditions and the long distance to the nearest hospital leave women living in Madraka, a village in Saudi Arabia’s Jamoom governorate, with no option but to deliver their babies in cars when labor pains are at their peak.
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
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
Heads of Hajj missions denounce Iran’s tirade
A number of heads of Hajj missions from Arab and Islamic countries expressed their surprised over Iran’s heated media campaign against Saudi Arabia over the recent stampede incident in Mina. They considered Iran’s attacks against the Kingdom as unwarranted and
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
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