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Makkah emir appreciates services of MoH staff for pilgrims
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and chairman of the Central Haj Committee, met with Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and senior ministry officials at his office in Mina on Tuesday.
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King Salman asserts Kingdom’s pride in serving pilgrims, fighting terror
His Royal Highness King Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed on Wednesday that the Kingdom was regarded to serve the pilgrims and will keep on facilitating their Hajj performance obligations while in Mecca. King Salman said during his
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Kochi Airport, Closed Due To Heavy Flooding And Rain, To Reopen August 29
Flight operations from the Cochin International Airport Limited will resume from August 29. The airport is said to be among the busiest in the country. However, the operations at the airport had been on halt since August 14 because of flooding and
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Apple may launch 3 new iPhones on September 12
Apple is reportedly planning to launch three new smartphones -- iPhone 9, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Plus -- on September 12. "If the rumours
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Food trucks serve in holy places in Saudi Arabia 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
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Saudi Arabia Gears for a Future Without Oil
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter is future-proofing itself against oil’s decline by investing the increasingly booming
Read More800 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 Ahmed Rahimi told Arab News that there will be
Read MorePilgrims stone Jamrat Al-Aqaba
Hajj pilgrims threw pebbles in Mina on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, and stoned Jamrat Al-Aqaba with seven pebbles. Pilgrims expressed happiness with the ease of throwing pebbles, security, health and ambulatory services, cleanliness and their
Read MoreSaudi Red Crescent attends to 5,000 cases during Hajj Tarwiyah, Arafat days
Nearly 5,000 Hajj pilgrims during the days of Tarawiyah and Arafat at several of their medical centers in Mecca, Mina and Medina, According Saudi Red Crescent teams reported alarabiya. Those treatments included 1,739 cases who were tra
Read MoreHajj 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 year, an increase of 11%. The head of the western sector, and general supervisor of the
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