Culture Ministry Keen To Preserve Makkah’s Heritage
Culture Minister Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan visited three palaces in Makkah on Wednesday: King Faisal’s Palace, Al-Saqqaf Palace and Al-Zaher Palace.
This visit is part of the minister...
June 01, 2019773Category: CULTURAL
Prophet’s Mosque In Madinah Ready For Half-a-million Worshippers
The Prophet’s Mosque is ready to receive nearly half-a-million worshippers for the night when the reading of the Qur’an will be finished, the Saudi Press Agency reported a government offic...
June 02, 20191175Category: CULTURAL
Visually Impaired Women Praise Services In Madinah
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has been praised for providing services especially for special-needs and visually impaired women visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in M...
June 04, 2019354Category: CULTURAL
King Salman Congratulates Muslims On Eid Al-Fitr
King Salman performed the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. He was joined by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The king received Lebanese...
June 05, 2019296Category: CULTURAL
Madinah’s Eid Festivities Continue To Draw Crowds
The ongoing Eid Al-Fitr festivities organized by the municipality at King Fahd Park in Madinah have registered more than 70,000 visitors, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
“Hatha Al-Eid”...
June 08, 2019703Category: CULTURAL
Saudi Arabia Issues More Than 7.65m Visas For Umrah Pilgrims
The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,650,736, of which 7,393,657 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry.
There are 504,809 pilgrim...
June 15, 2019304Category: CULTURAL
Makkah Route Initiative Success Opens Way For Hajj Pilgrims
The director general of the information department at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ibrahim bin Abdulwahab Al-Gharib, said that the ministry grants beneficiaries of the Makkah Route initiative e-Hajj v...
July 08, 2019318Category: CULTURAL
Cabinet Warned Pilgrims On Mixing Politics With Religion
Saudi Arabia warned pilgrims on Tuesday not to mix politics with religion while performing Hajj.
During a meeting of the Saudi Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, pilgrims were urged to be considerate...
July 10, 2019261Category: CULTURAL
1st Group Of Indian Haj Pilgrims Arrive In Makkah
The first batch of Indian pilgrims arrived here on Friday evening from Madinah. These pilgrims landed in Madinah on July 4 and after staying there for eight days were moved to Makkah.
Consul Genera...
July 14, 2019305Category: CULTURAL
Saudi King Host 1,300 Pilgrims From 72 Countries
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has directed to host 1,300 pilgrims from around the world to perform Haj for the year 1440 AH, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Haj P...
July 14, 2019357Category: CULTURAL
54,453 Makkah Pilgrims Arrive On 135 Flights
A total of 54,453 pilgrims of the Makkah Route Initiative have so far arrived in the Kingdom via 135 flights for the Haj. They came from Pakistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Indonesia.
As many as 20,...
July 17, 2019322Category: CULTURAL
Sri Lankan Muslims Begin Hajj Journey
Nearly 180 Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Monday night, but not before thanking the Kingdom for the comprehensive facilities offered to them.
Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Haleem, Sri L...
July 17, 2019267Category: CULTURAL
2nd Batch Of Malaysian Pilgrims Are Received By Jawazat Chief
The Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for Makkah Route Initiative and Director General of Passports (Jawazat) Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Bin Abdulrahman Al-Yahya received on Friday night the second batch ...
July 21, 2019282Category: CULTURAL
Gambian Minister Visited The King Fahd Complex For Printing The Holy Quran
The Gambian Minister of Religious Affairs Haj Musa Drammeh on Sunday visited the King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Qur’an in Madinah, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The minister praised th...
July 22, 2019328Category: CULTURAL
Hajj Pilgrims Maintaining Good Health
All the Guests of Allah are maintaining good health with no reports of epidemics or contagious diseases thus far, the Ministry of Health announced here Tuesday. The ministry described the general heal...
July 25, 2019310Category: CULTURAL
794,036 Pilgrims Have Arrived In The Kingdom
A total of 794,036 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom till Wednesday evening, according to statistics issued by the Saudi General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat), Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reporte...
July 27, 2019292Category: CULTURAL
First Batch Of Russian Pilgrims Arrived
The first batch of Russian pilgrims was accorded a warm welcome as it arrive at Al-Batha Border border post between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates recently.
The pilgrims were received by...
July 28, 2019260Category: CULTURAL
88,000 Iranian Pilgrims Have Arrived In Saudi Arabia
Around 88,000 Iranian pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj, the head of the office for Iranian pilgrims’ affairs Nasser Jaber Hweizawi said.
The pilgrims expe...
July 28, 2019304Category: CULTURAL
Makkah Project Reduces Heat In Walkway For Pilgrims
The Makkah municipality has implemented a new initiative to apply heat-resistant coating in walkways at holy sites.
The new project included in the first stage the coating of the pedest...
July 28, 2019377Category: CULTURAL
EID AL ADHA Fall On August-11
Eid Al Adha is likely to fall on Sunday, 11 August, 2019 in Saudi Arabia, according to the International Astronomical Centre (IAC) in Abu Dhabi.
The director of the Centre, Eng Mohammed Shawkat, sa...
July 28, 20194572Category: CULTURAL
