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Christian priest who converted to Islam performs Haj on King’s invitation
Ibrahim Richmond, a former Christian priest from South Africa, who converted to Islam recently, was invited to perform Haj this year by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Richmond accepted Islam…
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Haj 2023: More than 2M pilgrims flock to Mount Arafat
Riyadh: As the sun rose, more than two million million pilgrims flocked to Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the ninth Dhul-Hijjah to perform the greatest pillar of the Haj, after spending the day…
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Photos: Haj 2023 begins
Riyadh: More than two 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…
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Haj 2023: Arafat day sermon to be translated in 20 languages
Riyadh: In an effort to convey the message of Islam to the widest possible audience, the Arafat day sermon will be translated into 20 languages, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The translation…
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Koulibaly, Ruben Neves join Al Hilal in Saudi Pro League
Riyadh: The Saudi Pro League outfit Al Hilal confirmed the signing of Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea on Sunday. The club took to Twitter and posted a video to announce the…
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Saudi Arabia hosted 99 million Haj pilgrims over 54 years
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) received more than “99 million pilgrims over 54 years,as of last year’s Haj season, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This is according to data…
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In first, Saudi Arabia launches virtual reality glasses to monitor vehicles during Haj
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Transport General Authority (TGA) for the first time launched virtual reality (VR) glasses to monitor the movement of vehicles during the current Haj season. Saudi Minister…
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Haj 2023: Saudi Arabia issues 1.8 million e-visas
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has issued 1.8 million e-visas for this year’s Haj season 1444 AH/2023 in a record time the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The announcement was…
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More than 2 million pilgrims flock to Mina as Haj 2023 begins
Riyadh: More than two million white-clad pilgrims from across the world flocked to the holy site of Mina to spend the day of Tarwiyah as the annual haj pilgrimage begins Monday. With…
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Haj: Pilgrims perform Tawaf Al-Qudum before heading to Mina
Riyadh: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims began performing the ritual of Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of arrival) on Sunday afternoon before heading to Mina to mark the start of the annual pilgrimage of…
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Photos: Eagle’s eye view of Makkah ahead of Haj season
Riyadh: The lens of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) captured aerial photographs on Sunday of the final preparations for this year’s Haj season in Makkah. The SPA lens showed the faithful’s gatherings, and…
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Haj 2023: King Salman to host families of martyrs in Yemen operation
Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Sunday issued a directive to host 2,000 pilgrims from families of those martyred in the Decisive Storm…
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Saudi Arabia: Over 1.65M overseas pilgrims arrive to perform Haj
Riyadh: A total of 1,655,188 pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through air and land ports as of Saturday to perform Haj, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. According…
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Haj 2023: Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Foreign pilgrims who arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through air and land ports to perform Haj this year have reached 1,499,472 until June 22, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Video: Saudi Arabia holds security parade ahead of Haj season
Riyadh: Ahead of the upcoming Haj season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) held the annual security forces readiness parade in Makkah. Saudi Interior Minister Abdul Aziz bin Saud and senior security…
