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IN PICTURES: Saudi Arabia launches electric vehicles for the elderly in Mecca
The General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque inaugurated new electric vehicles made to facilitate the ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia issues over 1.3 mln visas for Umrah pilgrims
The number of visas issued for pilgrims entering Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah has reached 1,318,605 according to official statistics released on ... Gulf -
IN PICTURES: Heavy rain greets pilgrims in Mecca
Scenes of pilgrims braving the heavy rains in Mecca and the Kaaba’s overflowing Mizab waterspout circulated widely on social media. The ... Variety -
IN PICTURES: Snow turns this Mecca town into ‘bride wearing her white dress’
The Maysan governorate in Mecca turned into a picturesque scene as snow fell on its green lands following a slew of rains, prompting several social ... Travel and Tourism -
Muslim World League: Saudi Arabia is deeply rooted in Muslims’ sentiment
The Muslim World League’s (MWL) Supreme Council has expressed, on behalf of the Muslim peoples, its full solidarity with the Saudi ... Gulf -
Saudi King Salman: Everyone in the kingdom is equal
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, inaugurated on Wednesday the King Salman International Convention Center in Madinah, and launched ... Gulf -
Saudi King Salman launches Haramain high-speed rail project
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, launched a high-speed railway linking Mecca and Medina named Haramain High Speed Rail at a ... Gulf -
IN PICTURES: Renovation time for India’s historic mosque, with Mecca connection
A 17th-century mosque in India’s historic city of Hyderabad, which is said to have been built with granite and bricks brought from Mecca in ... Features -
More than 14,000 carpets renovated in Mecca after Hajj season
The Department of Disinfection and Carpets of the Grand Mosque has renovated the carpets after the completion of the pilgrimage season for 1439, as ... Variety -
VIDEO: Saudi officer guides Iranian pilgrim by speaking in fluent Farsi
A video of a Saudi security officer is grabbing attention on social media after guiding an Iranian pilgrim in Medina in the latter’s mother ... Gulf -
Saudi courts order 7000 evading fathers to pay almost $48 mln in alimony
Saudi Arabia’s enforcement courts ordered more than 7000 evading fathers to pay around 180 million riyals ($48 million) to their children over ... Gulf -
Photographers snap electrifying photos of lightning strikes in Mecca
Last Saturday, stormy weather in the skies of Mecca meant many photographers were out with their lenses to capture the right moments when lightning ... Art and culture -
Two Holy Mosques appoint 41 women in leadership positions
The President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman al-Sudais, has appointed 41 women in ... Gulf -
Mecca attacker Juhayman’s son overcomes father’s legacy, becomes Saudi colonel
Hathal bin Juhayman al-Otaybi, the son of an extremist who seized Mecca and the Grand Mosque in 1979, has overshadowed his father’s radical ... Gulf -
A historical journey inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque, a Qiblah for Muslims
Saudi Arabia’s Mecca city is a blessed place chosen through history to be the destination for the prophet’s revelations, becoming the ... Features -
Remains of Hajj animal sacrifices to be recycled into organic fertilizer in Mecca
The Development of Makkah Region Authority said that the waste disposal plant, which oversees its operation, is treating more than one million remains ... Healthy Living -
Details emerge following suicide of Iraqi Hajj pilgrim in Mecca
The spokesperson of the Iraqi Hajj delegation Hassan Fahd al-Qanani revealed the reasons behind the suicide of pilgrim Hussein Hamid al-Haidari in ... Features -
VIDEO: Canadian Hajj pilgrims laud ease of pilgrimage this year
Pilgrims of Canada finished their Hajj in Mina after completing the ‘stoning of the devil’ rite and performing the farewell tawaf, or ... Gulf -
Pilgrims begin leaving Mecca as Hajj draws to a close
Pilgrims from across the world have begun leaving the holy sites of Mecca as the Hajj pilgrimage season drew to a close on Thursday. Senior Saudi ... Gulf -
Saudi aerial photographer’s snaps show scale and magnitude of Hajj pilgrimage
The pictures of Hajj pilgrims standing on Mt. Arafat, the sight of pilgrims as they stayed the night in Muzdalifah, their movement on the morning of ... Print -
Dedicated Hajj team of local food chain ensured supplies during busy season
It’s been a daily struggle to meet deadlines at the Al-Baik chain of fast food outlets all over Mecca during the Hajj season.“We have ... Travel and Tourism -
Hajj 2018: A story behind every pilgrim, faith behind all
While in Mecca, do as the pilgrims do. Following this dictum means braving through a set of Hajj rituals performed in and around the holy city by ... World -
Prince Khalid: Entry process for Hajj did not take more than an hour
On the occasion of the Hajj process this year in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca city, Saudi Prince Khalid Al Faisal, governor of Mecca, president of Hajj ... Features -
Volunteers at Hajj nurseries surprise children during Eid
A wonderful festive atmosphere filled Mecca’s nursery which is taking care of Hajj pilgrims’ children this year. The volunteers ... Variety -
Mecca authorities give away 26,000 gifts to Hajj pilgrims
26,000 gifts have been distributed to pilgrims as part of a campaign organized by the Holy Mecca Municipality and the Ministry of Municipal and Rural ... Features -
VIRTUAL EXPLAINER: What are the final rites of the Hajj pilgrimage?
The ritual begins in earnest on Tuesday as Muslims observe the first day of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the hajj. On ... Features -
Hajj sites of Mina register new record of high electric load during Eid
On the first day of Eid al-Adha, the sites of Mina registered a new record of high electric load of 284 megawatts, compared with 256 megawatts last ... Energy -
Saudi Red Crescent attends to 5,000 cases during Hajj Tarwiyah, Arafat days
The Saudi Red Crescent teams said they treated nearly 5,000 Hajj pilgrims during the days of Tarawiyah and Arafat at several of their medical centers ... Healthy Living -
Saudi National Water Authority supplies more than 2 mln cubic meters to Mecca
The Saudi National Water Authority supplied 893,000 cubic meter to Mecca and the holy sites, bringing the total amount of strategic stocks and actual ... Variety -
Jabal al-Rahma Hospital welcomes first baby born on Arafat during Hajj 2018
The Jabal al-Rahma Hospital received the first baby born on Day of Arafat on Monday during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. The baby boy is of Jordanian ... Variety