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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 technology industry. The Kingdom, last month, confirmed that that it has accumulated a stake in

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 Ahmed Rahimi told Arab News that there will be

Pilgrims 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

Saudi 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

Hajj 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

Millions of pilgrims walk to Mina to perform Jamarat, Eid Al-Adhar prayers

Muslims celebrated the first day of Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday, which marks the closing parts of the Hajj pilgrimage. The massive crowds had spent

Baby boy born in Arafat holy site during Hajj

On Monday, a Jordanian woman gave birth to a baby boy at the Jabal Al-Rahma Hospital which is located in Arafat. According to the report published in Arab News, the child has been named, “Wadah” after the director

His Royal Highness King Salman to cover costs of sacrificial animals for Hajj and Umrah program pilgrims

King Salman has announced that he will pay for the sacrificial animals for thousands of people benefiting from the Hajj and Umrah program, said Sheikh Abdullatif bin Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, minister of Islamic affairs, call and

More than 2 million pilgrims complete journey to Mount Arafat for second day of Hajj

More than 2.37 million faithful, topping last year's figures, from around the world ascended the vast plains of Arafat to pray and repent at the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Haj, according to the final statistics issued by

His Royal Highness King Salman arrives in Mina to oversee pilgrim services

His Royal Highness King Salman arrived in Mina, in the holy city of Makkah on Monday, to supervise the services provided during the Hajj pilgrimage. According to Saudi Press Agency "As Custodian of the Two Holy Mosqu