Two Million Gigabytes Of Data For Hajj Pilgrims
The initiative is in partnership with mobile operators Saudi Telecom, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain), Virgin Mobile, and Etihad Jawraa (Lebara).
A st...
August 22, 20180646Category: Technology
Premier League Prepares Case Against BeoutQ In Saudi Arabia
The body representing England’s top tier football clubs said it “has seen compelling evidence demonstrating beoutQ is a highly sophisticated pirate operation which has used the services of...
August 22, 20180604Category: sports
Saudis, Expats Share Eid Experience In The Kingdom
Muslims celebrate their second beloved Eid, the Eid Al-Adha, the second Eid of the year after the Eid Al-Fitr.
It is the biggest festival of the year, to commemorate the valor, bravery and faithfulne...
August 22, 20180708Category: General
Enigmatic Traveler Who Revealed Full Majesty Of Makkah To The World
Ali Bey Al-Abbasi was not the first European enamored with the Arab Peninsula and the mysteries of Makkah. Nor was he the first Westerner to visit the city — but he was an unusually resourceful ...
August 22, 20180752Category: General
Lost Children’s Care Center Helps To Reunite Families
Pilgrims, like all parents, closely look after their children, but sometimes worshippers lose their offspring during Hajj due to the large crowds of people at the holy sites.
Many pilgrims opt to bri...
August 22, 201801475Category: CULTURAL
800 Vets To Oversee Slaughter Of Over 1m Animals During Hajj
The general supervisor of the Adahi Project said that 800 veterinarians will oversee the slaughter of more than one million Adhiya animals, both sheep and cows, for the current Hajj season.
Rahimi Ah...
August 22, 20180739Category: General
Food Trucks Serve In Holy Places For First Time
Food trucks run by Saudi men and women have begun for the first time to serve food and drinks in the holy places.
This was after Deputy Makkah Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar directed the Secretariat...
August 22, 20180697Category: General
Hajj Is A Great Business Opportunity For Young Saudis
Each year, a large number of young Saudis head to Makkah during Hajj season to work and earn some money. Private companies and government agencies offer a variety of seasonal jobs, whether helping pil...
August 22, 20180631Category: General
King Salman Receives Saudi Grand Mufti, Princes, And Military Leaders
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday said it was an honor to serve fellow Muslims undertaking this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
The King made the comments as he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...
August 22, 20180588Category: CULTURAL
Pilgrims Praise Saudi Efforts During Hajj
Pilgrims from around the world have expressed their gratitude for the services provided to them by the Saudi authorities, and praised the quality.
“Despite the small size of the holy sites area...
August 22, 20180605Category: CULTURAL
Amenities Provided For Pilgrims On Arafat
On the most important day of Hajj, pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat, but the high summer temperatures were a hindrance to those wanting to perform their religious obligation as Muslims.
But various o...
August 22, 20180521Category: CULTURAL
Mina Communicates With Pilgrims In Several Languages
Mina welcomes pilgrims with signage in several languages — including Arabic, English, French, Urdu and Indonesian — on roadsides, above bridges and on camp gates.
Pilgrims from around the...
August 22, 20180573Category: CULTURAL
Pilgrims Warned Against Sharing Razor Blades
The Ministry of Health has warned pilgrims against sharing razor blades as an infection control measure and to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases such as viral hepatitis B and C.
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August 21, 20180823Category: General
Saudi Arabia To Build Oil Port In Yemen's Al-Mahra
Saudi Arabia is seemingly planning to build an oil port in Yemen's al-Mahra governorate in the country's southeast, where Saudi and United Arab Emirates' troops are present, sources told A...
August 21, 20180702Category: General
Inculcate Good Manners, Uphold Justice Pilgrims Told In Arafat Sermon
The Namirah Mosque in Arafat, which has an area of 110,000 square meters, overflowed with pilgrims on Monday who performed the Dhuhr and Asr prayers together according to the Prophet's Sunnah.
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August 21, 20180630Category: CULTURAL
Haj Unites Palestinian Brother And Sister After 14 Years
Musa and Latifa, two Palestinian siblings, were separated for more than 14 years but were united again by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' King Salman program. The program invites pilgrims f...
August 21, 20180966Category: General
Makkah Bureau Observes Arafat Stand From Air
Saudi Gazette Makkah bureau chief on Monday boarded a S92 aircraft of the security aviation, which flew at 2,000 feet above sea level, and monitored the stand of over two million pilgrims in Arafat.
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August 21, 20180648Category: General
Malaysia Airlines Launching A380 Flights To Saudi Arabia
Malaysia Airlines has obviously had a very rough ride the past several years, following their loss of two 777s just weeks apart. The airline was already struggling before, and those accidents exacerba...
August 21, 20180755Category: Travel
Man Lashed For Drinking Alcohol In Makkah
A man was flogged after he was caught drunk in Mina, one of the Haj holiest places in Makkah.
The police were dealing with a freak accident involving two cars in the area of Mina, 5 kilometers to t...
August 21, 20180877Category: Crime News