MAKKAH: Millions of pilgrims, who have come from different parts of the world for this year’s Haj, attended Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. ... Full Story
RIYADH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) handed over a number of Iraqi cultural artifacts smuggled to the Kingdom by an Arab expatriate recently. The returned artifacts
JEDDAH: There are complaints a market project in southern Jeddah is not helping the low-income women it was originally set up to support. The Jeddah municipality and Bab Rizq Jameel had established... Full Story
JAZAN: Despite the tensions at the border in Jazan province, more than 17,000 pilgrims have entered the Kingdom at the Tuwal border crossing as of Friday evening. These pilgrims come from different
RIYADH: Stranded Sri Lankan workers who are roughing it under the Kandarah bridge in Jeddah refused an offer of accommodation from the Sri Lankan Consulate in Jeddah. They claim staying there will
JEDDAH: Saudi women could have their own snooker competition. Prince Khaled ibn Mansour ibn Jalawi Al-Saoud, chairman of the organizing committee for the game’s first GCC championship in Jeddah,
JEDDAH: Commander of Passport checkpoints for Haj Col. Aed Al-Harbi warned companies that provide domestic Haj services against transporting Saudi or non-Saudi pilgrims without valid Haj permits, Al-Watan
JEDDAH: King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) received the inaugural flight of Lion Air of Indonesia and Al-Watania of Kuwait, according to reports over the weekend. Lion Air had 496 passengers
MAKKAH: The Makkah municipality has removed 25 stalls that had been illegally set up in front of a hotel in the city, after complaints from one of the European Haj delegations. Municipality teams
MAKKAH: Second Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Naif, who is also the Supreme Haj Committee’s chairman, will make his annual inspection tour of Makkah and the holy sites on Saturday to review
MAKKAH: Pilgrims who are interested in visiting historical sites in Makkah and the surrounding areas have called upon Saudi authorities to establish a ropeway to Jabal Al-Noor to help the guests of
DAMMAM: Around two-fifths of male secondary students in the major cities of Dammam, Dhahran and Alkhobar in the Eastern Province are chain smokers due to psychological pressures and family problems,
JEDDAH: Bab Rizq Jameel ended its second Jameel bazaar at Tahliya center in Jeddah on Friday. The 10-day event, with 40 participants from productive families, is an ongoing initiative of the
