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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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
Read MoreArchaeologists Have Discovered the World's Oldest Cheese Inside an Ancient Egyptian Tomb
Archaeologists have identified a substance found inside an ancient Egyptian tomb: 3,200-year-old cheese. Several years ago, a research team found a “solidified whitish mass” on a collection of jars in the tomb of P
Read MoreMillions 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 the previous night camped out in Muzdalifah, having performed the most important of the Hajj rituals,
Read MoreUAE-based Indian expat donates $7m to Kerala aid fund
Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, chairman and managing director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, is the latest Indian expat tycoon to donate to the relief campaign for Kerala Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, chairman and managing director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, is
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