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Saudi: Al Sudais urges worshippers to abide by rules of the two holy mosques
Riyadh: The Head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Sudais has called on worshippers and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque…
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Saudi Arabia: Robots to deliver sermons, Adhan at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in its latest plan to rely on artificial intelligence to serve visitors, on Friday launched a robot for reciting the Quran, sermons and the call to…
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Saudi jails former Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque to 10 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Courts of Appeal has sentenced a prominent former imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Saleh Al Talib to ten years in prison.…
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Saudi Arabia allows children of all ages to enter Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Saturday announced that children of all ages are allowed to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The ministry’s announcement came…
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Saudi calls pilgrims for Umrah as Muharram witnesses lesser crowd
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday urged those wishing to perform Umrah during the current month of Muharram, noting that the Grand Mosque in Makkah, where the smaller pilgrimage…
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In a first, 31 Saudi women to drive trains between Kingdom’s cities
Riyadh: A total of 31 Saudi women have completed their first phase of training to drive high-speed trains in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after passing the first stage of the theoretical…
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Telugu YouTuber’s claim of entering Makkah sparks row
Hyderabad: The claim by a Telugu YouTuber that he visited Islam’s holiest site Makkah in Saudi Arabia has sparked a row with a section of netizens calling for action against him for…
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Saudi Arabia appoints 3 women as assistants at two holy mosques
Riyadh: In order to empower women, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government has appointed three women as assistants in the presidency of the two holy mosques— Makkah and Madinah, local media reported.…
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Viral: Here’s how much Sana Khan paid for her Hajj Pilgrimage
Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan recently completed her first Hajj- a key pillar of Islam, along with her husband Mufti Anas Saiyad. Sana, who is very active on social media, kept her…
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Saudi announces new Umrah rules to enter Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: Ahead of the new Umrah season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorities have announced rules for Muslims wishing to enter the Grand Mosque in Makkah to undertake Umrah, local media reported.…
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29-yr-old Kerala man begins walk to Makkah for Haj 2023
While most Muslims fly, drive or sail from all over the world to perform the annual pilgrimage of Haj in Makkah, a 29-year-old man from Kerala has set out on an 8,640…
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Saudi citizen held for helping Israeli journalist enter Makkah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s police on Friday arrested a citizen who allegedly helped a non-Muslim enter the holy city of Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The Public Security…
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Israel journalist enters Makkah, viral video sparks backlash
Riyadh: An Israeli television reporter recently visited the holy Muslim city of Makkah, which has sparked online backlash after the video went viral. Israeli journalist Gil Tamari of Channel 13 News was in Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Camel Festival to kick off on July 23
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Camel Festival 2022 will kick off on Saturday, July 23 at Taif Camel Square. The competition between participants from different Gulf and international countries…
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12M litres of Zamzam water given to Haj pilgrims at Grand mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has distributed a total of 12 million liters of Zamzam water to Haj pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s city of Makkah…
