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Saudi Arabia’s GDP grows 11.8% in Q2 of 2022
Riyadh: The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Saudi Arabia increased by 11.8 per cent during the second quarter of 2022, compared to the second quarter of 2021. On Sunday, the Saudi…
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Saudi family investment office becomes biggest shareholder in Israel’s Ontonomo
Riyadh: Saudi family investment office Mithaq Capital SPC become the largest shareholder in Israeli mobility intelligence company Otonomo Technologies Ltd. Its share in the company increased to 20.41 percent as per July…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: First lot of Umrah pilgrims arrive on New Year
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the first batch of overseas pilgrims to mark the beginning of the Umrah season in the new Islamic year. The visa request for the Umrah season…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: SR 1,00,000 fine, 15 yr jail for human trafficking
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Muajab on Saturday announced a jail term of 15 years along with a penalty of Saudi Riyal (SAR) 1,00,000 for persons found guilty of trafficking…
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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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Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) changed to mark New Islamic year 1444
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) was held on Saturday morning, the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year of 1444, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) 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…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sets conditions for children’s Umrah permit
Riyadh: Ahead of the new Umrah season, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set conditions for issuing permits for children accompanied by their parents to perform the lesser pilgrimage or Umrah to…
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Saudi Arabia: Cat causes hour-long power outage in bizarre incident
Riyadh: In an unimaginable incident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a cat sneaked into a transformer on Wednesday causing a power outage, local media reported. The Nukhab district in the Taif…
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Saudi Arabia announces first day of Muharram 1444 Hijri
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court announced that the first day of Muharram 1444 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or “in the year of the Hijra”) will be on Saturday, July…
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Yemen’s presidential council appoints four ministers
Aden: Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has appointed four Ministers, including a war-worn veteran who will head the Saudi-backed government’s Defence Ministry. Mohsen Mohammed Hussein al-Daeri, who has led several military campaigns…
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Yemen: Conjoined twins successfully separated in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A team of doctors in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday successfully separated Yemeni conjoined twins Mawaddah and Rahma, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 3-month-old twins were born conjoined…
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Sana Khan gives a glimpse of her lavish home [Photos]
Mumbai: Sana Khan is now back to the bay after completing her first Haj. She returned from Saudi Arabia last week after performing her pilgrimage with husband Mufti Anas Saiyad. The former…
- Middle East
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…
