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Worshippers, throng the Grand Mosque in Makkah for the last Friday prayer of Ramadan
Masses of worshippers descended on the Grand Mosque of Makkah to perform Friday prayer. Crowds made up of Saudis, residents as well as foreign visitors, performing Umrah, filled all corners of the Grand Mosque, as captured by a Saudi Press Agency
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Ali Al-Mulla – The muezzin of Masjid al-Haram, Makkah for 40 years
Ali Ahmed al-Mullah has been the Muezzin of the Grand Mosque of Makkah for four decades. He became the Muezzin in a family tradition that has been handed down to him from one generation to another. As we all know the first Muezzin of
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Makkah hotels charge SR36,000 for the last 10 days of Ramadan
Hotels in the central area of Makkah have witnessed record occupancy rates in the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan when a large number of pilgrims and worshippers converge on the Grand Mosque to perform Umrah and taraweeh
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Saudi-UAE leaders creating better future for the youth: Al Mazroui
Shama Al Mazroui, UAE State Minister for Youth Affairs, stressed the role of the Saudi and UAE leaderships in creating a better future for the
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Saudi Arabia to host 1,000 Bedouns from Kuwait for Hajj
Saudi authorities have agreed to host 1,000 illegal residents from Kuwait to perform upcoming pilgrimage, Minister of Justice Dr Fahad Al-Afasi
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Saudi Arabia, UAE sign 20 deals and announce 44 joint projects
In a historic initiative to boost bilateral strategic ties, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates announced a joint vision for economic,
Read MoreSaudi Girl Leaves Her Family, Comes To India Through Nepal To Marry Her Former Driver
A woman from an affluent Saudi family fell in love with a 30-year-old migrant worker from Nizamabad, who was employed as a driver with her father. The 27-year-old broke the shackles of a conservative Saudi household, traveled to Nepal and then snuck
Read MoreSaudi Arabia will need an additional 10,000 doctors by 2020, say experts
Saudi Arabia will need an additional 10,000 doctors by 2020 and twice that many by 2030 to tackle critical bed shortages and meet the needs of its growing population, experts have warned. A significant increase in nurses, technicians
Read MoreSaudi Health Council approves national system for reporting medical errors
The Saudi Health Council approved a National System for Reporting Medical Errors. It is being prepared by the Saudi Center for Patients’ Safety. It will have a natio
Read MoreSaudi Arabia rejects Israel's new settlement plan in West Bank
Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers on Tuesday denounced Israeli plans to build thousands of new settlements in occupied West Bank. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Council at Al-Safa Palace in
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