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Haj 2022: After spending a day at Mina, pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat
Riyadh: As the sun rose, nearly a million pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat on Friday, the ninth Zul Hijjah to perform the greatest pillar of the Haj, after spending the day of…
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Jeddah: 1.1 million livestock imported to cover Haj needs
Jeddah Islamic Port imported 1,172,168 million head of livestock since the beginning of June 2022, in order to cover the needs of the current Haj season, and to meet the requirements of…
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Iran to ban Mashhad metro use for women without headscarf
Tehran: Women in Iran will be banned from taking the Mashhad metro if they are not wearing a headscarf, local media reported on Wednesday. The deputy prosecutor of Mashhad wrote to the…
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Qatar brings back mandatory wearing of masks in closed places
Doha: Qatar government has reinstated the mandatory wearing of masks in closed public places due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 infection, after it had canceled the rule in May. This…
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Saudi Arabia sacks senior officials of Haj services company
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj announced the dismissal of chief executive and another senior official in one of the Haj companies operating services for this year’s pilgrimage, the Saudi…
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Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar shares rare view of holy Kaaba
Riyadh: Pakistan’s former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has shared a rare view of the holy Kaaba from the Makkah Clock Tower. 46-year-old cricketer took to Instagram, shared a view and captioned the post,…
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Saudi Arabia detects over 4,000 Haj health violations
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s health ministry’s announced that it had detected 4,222 violations of health requirements and precautionary measures during field inspections this Haj season, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Photos: Haj 2022 begins
Riyadh: One million pilgrims from around the world amassed in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage, which is considered one of the five pillars of Islam.…
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Haj 2022: Bedridden pilgrims travel to Makkah in ambulances
Riyadh: After a COVID-engineered hiatus of two years, the Saudi Health Ministry organised a convoy of ten ambulances to transport bedridden patients from hospitals in Madinah to the holy sites in Makkah,…
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300 people with disabilities arrive in Jeddah to perform Haj
Riyadh: As many as three hundred people with disabilities arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to perform Haj for this year 1443 AH, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.…
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Saudi Arabia: Unemployment rate among women lowest since 2021
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s women unemployment rate drop in the first quarter of this year to the lowest level since 2001, local media reported. The unemployment rate among Saudi women…
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Israeli forces attacks Palestinian woman’s funeral in West Bank
The Israeli forces on Friday attacked the funeral procession of a Palestinian woman in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, West Bank. The forces blocked the mourners’ path and tried…
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Saudi: SR 50,000, 6 months jail for illegally transporting Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the imposition of a fine of 50,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 10,52,023) and six month jail for anyone caught illegally transporting Haj pilgrims. The general directorate…
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Oman issues face masks mandate for health workers
Muscat: The Oman government has warned healthcare workers, patients and visitors to wear face masks to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 across the country. Oman Ministry of Health had earlier issued…
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Saudi Arabia: New rules for dependents’ ‘iqamas’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s authorities have said that the wife of an expatriate whose religion differs from her husband must issue an independent Iqama or a residency permit, the local…
