Government | Saturday 1 August, 2015 4:01 am

Governor reviews Haj 1436 readiness

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal met with leaders of security forces in the region on Thursday to discuss future plans and mechanisms to limit infiltrators from entering the holy sites via land passageways during Haj. During the meeting, heads of security forces presented their respective...

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Government | Friday 31 July, 2015 3:53 am

Kingdom imports 3 million sheep and camels for Haj

Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available supply. There are also guarantees from exporting countries that required quantities are available. Fahd Al-Salmi, one of the...

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Government | Tuesday 28 July, 2015 8:21 am

119 Guards Graduate from Hemaya Security Services Company

The Hemaya Security Services Company celebrated the graduation of the fourth specialized security guards course on Monday morning. The course, organized by the company, witnessed the participation of 119 guards. The graduation ceremony, held at the Police Officers Club in Abu Dhabi, was attended ...

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Government | Monday 27 July, 2015 3:38 am

Low-cost domestic Haj booking starts next week

The Haj Ministry will next week start receiving on-line applications from both Saudi and expatriate domestic pilgrims for low-cost Haj amid objections from the local 207 Haj service-providers.   The ministry, on its part, said it has completed all procedures to receive applications...

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Government | Sunday 26 July, 2015 9:34 am

The Big Heart Foundation donates AED 7million to UNHCR to help refugee crisis

Pledge to help 46,080 Syrian refugees living in Zaatari Camp, 2062 vulnerable Syrian refugees in urban areas and more than 4000 Rohingya Muslims displaced since May 2015 The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) has pledged to donate AED 7 million towards three projects run by the UNHCR which will go...

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Government | Thursday 23 July, 2015 3:55 am

1st batch of Hajis arriving July 31

The first batch of pilgrims is set to arrive in the Kingdom on July 31, according to Hatim Bin Hassan Qadi, spokesman of the Haj Ministry. He said the Haj pilgrims will be arriving within over a week’s time while more than 331,000 Umrah pilgrims  have not so far left for their...

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Government | Thursday 23 July, 2015 2:30 am

Expanded mataf can be utilized this Haj

Work has resumed on the third phase of the expansion of the Grand Mosque to increase the capacity of the Mataf (circular walkway around the Kaaba), with government officials hoping the work will be completed before this year’s Haj. Sultan Al-Qurashi, director of the department of projects...

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Government | Thursday 23 July, 2015 12:54 am

ADP Medical Services Counter Obesity through Treatment and Outreach

In a move to challenge the spread of obesity, the Abu Dhabi Police have launched a weight care clinic at the Medical Services Department to provide treatment and to raise awareness regarding the risks related to being overweight. The clinic, equipped with the latest devices to assist the treatment...

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Government | Saturday 18 July, 2015 4:28 am

Rousing welcome for king in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman performed the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday morning, before leaving for Jeddah sometime later. He spent the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan close to the Grand Mosque. Soon after the Eid prayer, the king...

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Government | Thursday 16 July, 2015 7:09 pm

Friday is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr

Its offically annoucned that tomorrow, Friday 17th of July is the first day of Eid Al Fitr The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has announced that Eid Al-Fitr prayers will be offered at 5:35 a.m on the day of the Eid Al-Fitr at 625 designated mosques in Riyadh. Arrangements have also been made to...

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