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Fahad Bin Sulaiman Altekhaifi, President Of The General Authority For Statistics Fahad bin Sulaiman Altekhaifi has been the president of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) since his appointment to the post in May 2016. On Monday GASTAT announced this year’s Haj... August 22, 2018 0 674 Category: Information

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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, 2018 0 713 Category: General

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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, 2018 0 754 Category: General

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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, 2018 0 1477 Category: CULTURAL

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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, 2018 0 745 Category: General

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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, 2018 0 700 Category: General

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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, 2018 0 632 Category: 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, 2018 0 593 Category: CULTURAL

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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, 2018 0 608 Category: CULTURAL

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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, 2018 0 525 Category: CULTURAL

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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, 2018 0 576 Category: CULTURAL

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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. ... August 21, 2018 0 827 Category: 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, 2018 0 709 Category: General

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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. ... August 21, 2018 0 637 Category: CULTURAL

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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, 2018 0 969 Category: 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. ... August 21, 2018 0 650 Category: General

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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, 2018 0 760 Category: Travel

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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, 2018 0 882 Category: Crime News

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Baby Boy Born In Arafat Holy Site During Hajj A baby boy was born at a holy site in Saudi Arabia while Muslim pilgrims were performing Hajj rituals on Monday. A Saudi Press Agency report said a Jordanian woman gave birth to the baby at the Jab... August 21, 2018 0 961 Category: General

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Jamarat Facilities Ready To Receive Pilgrims For Hajj In Saudi Arabia Jamarat facilities in Mina are fully prepared to receive Hajj pilgrims during the throwing of stones. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has deployed sunshades, cooling systems, escalators... August 21, 2018 0 656 Category: Information

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