Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
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 »
Category Archives: Makkah
King: Responsibility will be fixed
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman vowed to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 111 people at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday. “We will investigate all the reasons and afterward declare the results
Facilities for pilgrims: KSA investing billions of riyals
Making necessary arrangements each year for the growing number of pilgrims poses a real logistic challenge for Saudi Arabia, which has, since the 1950s, spent more than $125 billion to expand pilgrimage facilities in the two holy cities of Makkah
Saudi: Eid al-Adha to start on Sep. 24
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that Eid al-Adha, one of two important religious holidays observed by Muslims around the world, will start on Thursday, September 24, a day earlier than expected, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Sunday. The announcement
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 pays visit to injured in tragic crane crash
Saudi Arabia has assured the Muslim world that the Haj pilgrimage will not be affected as a result of the crane crash in the Grand Mosque on Friday which claimed 107 lives. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman
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
Bad weather ‘till Tuesday’
Inclement weather will prevail in the holy city of Makkah until Tuesday and a warning had been issued about the weather on Thursday, a day before the Grand Mosque accident, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has said. “Cloudy
Grand Mufti calls on Haj pilgrims to shun politics
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh has called on pilgrims to uphold the spirit of unity and piety while performing Haj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. “Haj is not the occasion to play politics or spread
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
Casualties reported as crane falls in Grand Mosque
Sixty-five people have been killed and 154 wounded in Makkah’s Grand Mosque after a crane collapsed on Friday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported citing the Saudi Civil Defense authority. It is believed the crane collapsed in high winds. The Saudi
Half a million pay tributes to Prince Saud on Twitter
The hashtag (#Saud_Faisal) led the Twitter website with more than 500,000 tweets a few hours after the announcement of his death. A large number of politicians, celebrities and journalists commemorated Prince Saud Al-Faisal. Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir beseeched
Teary farewell to Prince Saud
The funeral prayer for former Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal was held at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, on Saturday night. Representatives from a number of countries and
Prince Saud Al-Faisal laid to rest
As Prince Saud Al-Faisal was laid to rest in Makkah on Saturday, the profound diplomatic impact of his actions on Saudi foreign policy was recalled. Secretary-General of King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) Faisal Al-Muammar said Prince Saud’s
King orders quality services for pilgrims
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered all government departments to ensure that there are quality services provided for pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques over the final days of Ramadan. At a Cabinet meeting held at
Umm Al-Qura timings accurate: Grand mufti
Grand Mufti and Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholarships Sheikh Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Asheikh called on astronomers questioning the accuracy of prayer timings in the Umm Al-Qura calendar to refrain from confusing people, and confirmed that the calendar is accurate
Haj services ‘will be transparent’
Efforts are under way to electronically handle all Haj-related works to achieve speed and accuracy, as well as reduce costs an bring in transparency, Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar has said. Speaking at a workshop in Jeddah on Sunday, Hajjar said
Northern Borders governor laid to rest
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman performed funeral prayers for Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz bin Musaed, the deceased governor of the Northern Borders Province, at the Grand Mosque on Sunday night. Those present included Makkah Gov. Prince
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