Government | Friday 8 July, 2016 6:12 am

23m pilgrims visited Grand Mosque in Ramadan

A total of 23,164,319 pilgrims visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the Ministry of Haj and Umrah.  The statistics issued by the ministry also said that pilgrims were transported by 1,463,543 vehicles in visiting the Grand Mosque.  “The...

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Government | Tuesday 5 July, 2016 5:47 am

Eid will be on Wednesday

Eid will be on Wednesday, the Saudi Supreme Court ruled, after no one in the kingdom reported sighting the crescent moon on Monday evening. A Royal Court statement announced the court’s ruling, which said this year's Ramadan month will be 30 days. That means Tuesday will be the last day...

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Government | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:16 am

Over 4 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an in Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque

Over two million worshipers attended the completion of recitation of the Holy Qur’an (Khatm Al-Qur’an) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday night, the 29th night of Ramadan. They included visitors, Umrah pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, Saudi Press agency reported. The...

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Government | Sunday 3 July, 2016 11:56 am

Sight Shawwal crescent tomorrow

The Supreme Court has called on all Muslims throughout the Kingdom to sight the crescent of the month of Shawwal on Monday evening (Ramadan 29-July 4). In an announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent to report to the nearest court and ...

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Government | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 11:35 am

King thanked for game-changer Madinah projects

The Council of Ministers during their weekly meeting on Monday thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for launching a number of new development projects worth over SR4 billion in Madinah, referring to health, education, water and sanitation projects; and for ordering an extra SR1,691 ...

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Government | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 3:55 am

Deputy Crown Prince visits UNESCO

Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, visited here today the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) and met its Director General Irina Bokova. During the meeting, they reviewed the Saudi cultural programs in the...

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Government | Monday 27 June, 2016 8:10 am

Umrah to remain open year-long

The Ministry of Haj and Umrah plans to keep the Umrah season open throughout the year from next year, according to a senior official of the ministry. “Umrah visas will be granted throughout the year except during the Haj season which begins mid-Shawwal (the 10th month of the Islamic...

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Government | Sunday 26 June, 2016 11:40 am

King orders SR1,691m in assistance to social security beneficiaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has issued an order for paying SR1,691 million in assistance to beneficiaries included in the social security system. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Mufarrej Al-Haqabani, Minister of Labor and Social Development, thanked the King for...

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Government | Saturday 25 June, 2016 5:30 am

King arrives in Makkah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in Makkah from Jeddah on Friday night to spend the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan in the vicinity of the Holy Kaaba. Upon arrival at Al-Safa Palace, the King was received by Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Turki, Prince Faisal Bin...

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Government | Friday 24 June, 2016 5:42 am

Deputy Crown Prince to meet Hollande in Paris Monday

 Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, will travel to Paris next week to reinforce growing ties between the two countries, the French Embassy in Riyadh said on Thursday. Prince Muhammad will hold talks on Monday with President Francois...

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