Government | Monday 24 August, 2015 4:41 am

Drive to promote ethics during Haj launched

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the Central Haj Committee, on Sunday launched the Haj 2015 campaign for making pilgrims aware of ethics and regulations at holy places in the Kingdom.  Hisham Al-Falih, adviser to the governor, said the campaign is a concerted ...

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Government | Monday 24 August, 2015 3:38 am

Lukewarm response to voter registration

The Kingdom has witnessed a thin voter registration at its various centers since Saturday, the first day of the month-long exercise ahead of the Dec. 12 municipal elections. While official sources have attributed the poor turnout to the beginning of the new academic year, some citizens have...

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Government | Monday 24 August, 2015 3:37 am

All measures taken to ensure MERS-free Haj

 The Ministry of Health has taken all necessary measures to control the rising incidence of MERS in Riyadh and a 24X7 epidemiological surveillance system is in place in Makkah and Madinah.  This information was given to reporters here on Sunday by Deputy Health Minister Abdulaziz bin ...

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Government | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:22 am

Mataaf to have four floors by Sept.

The Grand Mosque will have four floors of mataaf  (the area where Haj and Umrah pilgrims circle the Kaaba during the tawaf ritual) by early September. The construction of the third floor has been completed, said Sultan Al-Qurashi, projects manager at the General Presidency for the Affairs...

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Government | Saturday 22 August, 2015 2:25 pm

Poll centers can handle 4m voters

The Kingdom has set up 1,263 centers in 284 municipalities that can handle 4 million voters for the Dec. 12 municipal council elections. These centers will open today to allow for the registration of voters until Sept. 21, from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. except Fridays. Candidates will be able to...

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Government | Thursday 20 August, 2015 2:46 am

Pilgrims sans permit, facilitators face heavy fines, imprisonment

The Ministry of Interior has announced that heavy penalties await pilgrims who try to perform Haj next month without the necessary permits. On its Twitter account, the ministry said that pilgrims without permits shall be punished by imprisonment for two months and a fine of SR25,000...

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Government | Wednesday 19 August, 2015 2:02 am

Prince Khaled asks governors to fix ceiling for dowry

Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has issued directives to all regional governors in the province to hold urgent meetings with tribal elders to finalize a document fixing a ceiling for dowry and discuss ways to end extravagant weddings,...

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Government | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 3:36 am

Over 39,500 register in Haj portal on first day

 As many as 39,594 Saudis and expatriates have registered in the Haj Ministry's e-gate for domestic pilgrims only eight hours after it was officially launched on Sunday. According to the ministry's undersecretary Hussain Al-Sharif, more than 18,000 pilgrims have completed their...

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Government | Monday 17 August, 2015 3:00 am

Registration for low-­cost Haj begins

Residents who want to benefit from the government’s low­cost Haj scheme can now register themselves on the localhaj.haj.gov.sa website. Because of the limited quota, the registration should be done early. The process began on Sunday (Dul Qaada 1) and packages available start from...

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Government | Saturday 15 August, 2015 5:50 am

Riyadh governor to open Top 100 Saudi Brands awards ceremony

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar will inaugurate the Top 100 Saudi Brands awards ceremony in the Kingdom at the Riyadh Marriott Hotel at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 5. Usamah M. Al-Kurdi, president of Alagat Company, the organizing firm, said that the top 100 Saudi brands in the Kingdom are...

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