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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman at the Minister of Interior, praised the Haj pilgrims for their compliance to the crowd management regulations that contributed to the smooth conduct of stoning ritual at Jamarat on Tuesday.
“The role of pilgrims is very important in the...
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and chairman of the Central Haj Committee, met with Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah and senior ministry officials at his office in Mina on Tuesday. During the meeting, the emir appreciated the great...
A white sea of pilgrims ascended the vast plains of Arafat on Monday to pray and repent at the climax of the annual pilgrimage of Haj, bringing together nearly 2.4 million faithful from around the world.
Men in white seamless garments and women in loose dresses, who came from 165 countries,...