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In a ceremony on Sunday, the holy Kiswah of the Kaaba was raised by three meters as an annual custom at the beginning of Hajj season. Preparing the holy mosque for the 1443 Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials raised the Kiswah…

The first group of Hajj pilgrims traveling by ship arrived in Jeddah from Sudan on Friday. Jeddah Islamic Port said there were 1,519 people aboard the “Amana” and they were received by the port director-general, Majed bin Rafed Al-Arqoubi, and…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the leaders of the Gulf states, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt, scheduled to meet in Saudi Arabia on the 15th of this month, to discuss opportunities for regional and global peace and to…

Saudi Arabia has lifted a mask mandate for indoor spaces even as COVID-19 infection numbers steadily climb past 1,000 new cases a day after reaching double-digit lows just two months ago. Monday’s move comes as the kingdom prepares to welcome…

A group of Hajj pilgrims from Indonesia has landed in the city of Medina from where they will be travelling to the holy city of Mecca, marking the arrival of the first batch of pilgrims from outside the kingdom after…

For the first time this year, it is expected that the sun will be perpendicular to the Kaaba at noon next Saturday, May 28, 2022. The sun will be aligned vertically above the Kaaba, causing the Kaaba’s shadow to completely…

Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to 16 countries following the re-outbreak of COVID-19. The General Directorate of Passports in Saudi Arabia said the countries include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of…

Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat recorded the highest temperature in the world, on Monday, May 16, with a high of 48.6 °C, according to ArabiaWeather website. ArabiaWeather had warned that Mecca will be affected by a significant rise in temperatures this…

Robots guide pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on how to perform their Umrah rituals, issue fatwas, answer questions and provide opportunities for people to communicate with scholars remotely. The Robots provide the pilgrims information in 11 languages: Arabic,…

As part of a heavy-handed crackdown led by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners, Saudi authorities have executed two young men from the Shia-populated Qatif region over false allegations of involvement in terrorist…