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Iran rejects UK claim of seizing Iranian weapons en route to Yemen

Tehran: The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected the British government’s claim that it had seized the shipment of Iranian weapons to Yemen, according to the ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani…
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…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz meet

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Israeli Minister of Defence Benny Gantz in the West Bank city of Ramallah. During the meeting at the presidential headquarters on Thursday , Gantz extended congratulations…
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…
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…
Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after 15 years

Tel Aviv: Israeli airlines are ready to resume flights to Turkey after a 15-year suspension, the government said. Under an aviation agreement signed between the two countries, the first of its kind…
Alarming increase in loss of open landscapes in Israel

Tel Aviv: The latest Israeli State of Nature Report found an alarming increase in the loss of open landscapes and in the frequency and scale of wildfires across the country, the Ministry…

Saudi Arabia announces health, security measures for Hajj season

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced comprehensive health and security measures at ritual sites to protect the safety of pilgrims during the Hajj season. As many as 25,000 medics and more than…
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…
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…
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,…
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)…
Saudi : BJP leaders get lion’s share in Indian Haj delegation

Jeddah: Two Indian Haj official delegations, one, the Indian Haj Goodwill delegation, and the other, the Indian Haj Committee delegation were busy in the holy city of Makkah and Mina valley in…
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.…
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,…