Culture & Education | Sunday 26 August, 2018 9:04 am

Hajj stories ‘reach 32m viewers worldwide’

Media coverage of this year’s Hajj season reached 100 countries and almost 32 million viewers around the world, Saudi Minister of Media Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad said. Speaking at a ceremony to honor the ministry’s guests in Jeddah, Al-Awwad congratulated the Saudi leadership on the ...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 12:00 pm

Saudi leadership hailed for resounding success of Haj

Several emirs, princes, scholars and senior officials praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, for their wise leadership in making the Kingdom’s operation of the annual pilgrimage of Haj a resounding...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 25 August, 2018 11:53 am

Second phase of Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival begins

The second phase of the Crown Prince Camel Festival kicks off on Saturday in Taif, after a one-week pause due to Eid Al-Adha. Ten racing rounds of 2-4 km will take place over the course of two days. The first phase witnessed the participation of camel owners from all over the Gulf. Participants...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 8:02 am

National Center for Security Operations receives over 280,000 calls in three days

The National Center for Security Operations (911) has received more than 280,000 calls in the three days between Monday and Wednesday, its director Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al-Saleh told Saudi Gazette. "Most of the calls were of human and service nature," he explained. He...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 24 August, 2018 10:00 am

SGS ready for post Haj operation

The Saudi Ground Services (SGS) is ready for post Haj operation and to serve the guests of Allah to the utmost. Omar Al Najjar, CEO Saudi Ground Services (SGS),visited the Haj Terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) Jeddah recently to oversee the SGS operational...

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Government | Friday 24 August, 2018 9:00 am

Makkah governor thanks everyone who helped make Hajj 2018 a success

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal thanked King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif for supervising this year’s Hajj season. During the concluding press conference for this year’s Hajj, which was held in Mina on...

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Healthcare | Friday 24 August, 2018 8:47 am

Hajj season epidemic-free, says health minister

The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free after a large-scale program of health screening and vaccination of pilgrims was carried out, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. He revealed that 1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. A further 360,000 Saudi pilgrims...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 23 August, 2018 2:56 pm

Local community to be at the heart of Al-Ula region transformation

Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan, governor of the Royal Commission for Al-Ula (RCU), announced five major new initiatives designed to build local skills, preserve the heritage of the site and develop modern infrastructure. These initiatives are part of RCU’s vision...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 August, 2018 8:02 am

Al Falih says Aramco IPO still on, refutes media reports indicating otherwise

In response to recent media reports about the IPO of Saudi Aramco, H.E. Khalid Al Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of Saudi Aramco issued the following statement dismissing speculation surrounding the cancellation of the IPO as not true. “The...

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Government | Wednesday 22 August, 2018 10:10 am

2.4 million pilgrims in final Hajj rituals as world’s Muslims begin Eid celebrations

More than two million Muslims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil on Tuesday, the last major ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage that heralded the start of Eid Al-Adha. Clad in white robes signifying a state of purity, men and women from 165 countries converged on Jamrat to perform the...

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