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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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1M Muslims begin Haj; largest since COVID-19
Riyadh: It is a scene that stirs hope — and relief — for Muslims around the world. One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed on Thursday in the holy city of…
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‘I feel happiest when I see Kaaba’: Sana Khan on her first Hajj
Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan, who quit the world of showbiz to follow the religious path, is currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for her first Hajj. She has flown to the Holy…
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Siasat International News 6th July 2022
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Indian pilgrims set to perform Haj; sofa beds arranged in Mina
Jeddah: Thousands of Haj pilgrims are bracing to take their lifetime dream of performing the holy pilgrimage wrapped in white robes and with Indian tri-colour bracelets on their wrists moving between the…
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Saudi Arabia: Thousands pilgrims kick start largest Haj post COVID-19
Makkah: Thousand of worshippers gathered to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest Haj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic. Haj is one of the five pillars…
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Siasat International News 4th July 2022
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Is the Saudi prince Immune from Lawsuits? US district court asks govt
The fiancee of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in Saudi in 2018, Hatice Cengiz, has filed a civil complaint against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the United States. The…
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UAE: Al Hosn Green Pass made compulsory for Haj pilgrims
In coordination with the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE), the Al Hosn App has launched an online Haj permit service. The permit is compulsory for pilgrims flying out of…
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Shihana Alazzaz is the 1st female Deputy Sec Gen of Saudi Cabinet
Shihana Alazzaz was appointed on Sunday by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers. Since August 2018, Alazzaz has held…
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Sana Khan jets off to Mecca to perform her first-ever Hajj
Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan, on Sunday, jetted off to Mecca with her husband Mufti Anas Saiyad to perform her first-ever Hajj . Emotional Sana turned to Instagram to share a video…
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Siasat International News 3rd July 2022
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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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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…