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IEA: Saudi Arabia ousts US as biggest oil producer
Environment & Energy | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 1:00 pm
Oil prices fell as much as 3 percent on Tuesday after both the world's consumers and producers revised forecasts that signaled the global crude glut persisting for much longer than previously expected. The International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises oil-consuming countries on their...
Hajis reassemble in Mina
Government | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 3:15 pm
It was a busy day for pilgrims who reassembled in Mina on Monday after spending the night in Muzdalifah. They stoned Jamarat Al-Aqaba (the big Satan), slaughtered sacrificial animals, shaved hairs, and got out of the state of ihram. A large number of them headed toward the Grand Mosque for Tawaf ...
 King Salman: We take great pride in serving pilgrims
Government | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 2:29 pm
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has said that serving the Two Holy Mosques is the greatest blessing. In a tweet on the day of Eid on Monday, he said: “Eid Al-Adha is the culmination of our pride in serving pilgrims, and also serving the Two Holy Mosques which are our greatest...
Makkah governor lauds smooth flow of Hajis
Government | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 1:31 pm
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has described the movement of pilgrims from Mina to Arafat during the current Haj season as unprecedented. Speaking on Saudi TV Channel 1, Prince Khaled said the Kingdom is providing quality services to Haj and Umrah pilgrims, “which has stirred the envy ...
Nearly 2 million pilgrims seek forgiveness at Arafat
Government | Monday 12 September, 2016 2:44 am
Nearly two million pilgrims, from all corners of the world, converged on the plains of Arafat, 15 km from the holy city of Makkah, on Sunday to perform the most important ritual of Haj — Wuqoof-e-Arafat. A white sea of the faithful surged from Mina to Arafat as dawn broke on the second day...
King Salman oversees services to pilgrims
Government | Monday 12 September, 2016 2:30 am
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman arrived in Mina on Sunday to oversee the services being provided to pilgrims at the holy sites. Pilgrims having completed their stand at Arafat will sleep tonight in Muzdalifah before they return to Mina. Before the start of Haj, King Salman...
KSA strives to serve pilgrims
Government | Monday 12 September, 2016 2:15 am
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, said Saudi Arabia strives to make Haj a success, and it works quietly to serve the guests of God. These comments came during a press conference held on Saturday at the headquarters of Makkah Governorate in...
Pilgrims gather in Arafat for climax of Haj
Government | Sunday 11 September, 2016 12:30 pm
Around two million pilgrims are spending the day in Arafat at the climax of Haj. The pilgrims chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (Here I am, O Allah, answering Your call) made the trip on Sunday morning from their solidly built white tents in Mina to the plain of Arafat. In Arafat,...
Journey of atonement begins
Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 10:00 am
The valley of Mina reverberated with Talbiya, an invocation by pilgrims as a conviction that they intend to perform Haj only for the glory of Allah, as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims assembled in the tent city on Saturday. A large number of them opted to walk the distance of about 7 km from...
After 35 years; Mufti steps down from delivering sermon in Namirah Mosque
Government | Sunday 11 September, 2016 9:51 am
After 35 years of delivering sermons and leading prayers in Namirah Mosque, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh, chairman of the Senior Scholars’ Commission and Ifta Council, has apologized from taking the job this year for health reasons. Al-Asheikh used to deliver the...
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