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“The Journey of a Lifetime” film on Hajj and Umrah shown on 144 Saudi planes in nine languages

“The Journey of a Lifetime” film on Hajj and Umrah shown on 144 Saudi planes in nine languages

An awareness film that tells the details of Hajj and Umrah called “The Journey of a Lifetime” is being shown on 144 Saudi aircrafts in nine languages. The launch of the film comes within the framework of the effective strategic…
2022 Umrah: Four million visas issued in five months

2022 Umrah: Four million visas issued in five months

Saudi Arabia announced that four million Umrah visas have been issued for pilgrims since the start of the Umrah season in 2022. This is according to figures announced by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. The ministry has ramped…
Arabs fail to address oppression against Uygur Muslims during China-Arab Summit

Arabs fail to address oppression against Uygur Muslims during China-Arab Summit

Uyghur Muslims face mass atrocities, if not genocide, at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With Chairman Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia last week to meet with Arab leaders, these Muslim-majority countries had an opportunity to advocate for…
Saudi Arabia to hold Hajj Expo 2023 in January

Saudi Arabia to hold Hajj Expo 2023 in January

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is organizing a conference and exhibition for Hajj and Umrah services, ” Hajj Expo 2023″, next January. The exhibition will be held in Jeddah to showcase innovative services and solutions to facilitate the…
Saudi Crown Prince ignores addressing suffering of millions of Uyghur Muslims in his meeting with Xi Jinping

Saudi Crown Prince ignores addressing suffering of millions of Uyghur Muslims in his meeting with Xi Jinping

The US “Bloomberg” news agency criticized what it described as the “shameful silence” of the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in not addressing the suffering of millions of Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese “Xinjiang” region, during his lengthy and…
The moon perpendicular to the Kaaba today

The moon perpendicular to the Kaaba today

Today, the sky of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, will witness the perpendicularity of the growing gibbous moon to the Kaaba. The head of the Astronomical Society in Jeddah, Majid Abu Zahra, explained that the moon will rise in Mecca from the…
Saudi Arabia: New measures for personal visits, Umrah, and other tourism in the Kingdom

Saudi Arabia: New measures for personal visits, Umrah, and other tourism in the Kingdom

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a mechanism for obtaining a “personal visit” visa, which enables visitors to enter the Kingdom’s lands to visit their friends or acquaintances who are Saudi citizens, with the possibility of traveling between the…
Saudi authorities detain wife, daughter of jailed dissident

Saudi authorities detain wife, daughter of jailed dissident

Saudi authorities have reportedly arrested the wife and daughter of a jailed dissident, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against political opponents, scholars, human rights activists and pro-democracy campaigners widens in the kingdom. According to media…
UN condemns executions in Saudi Arabia

UN condemns executions in Saudi Arabia

The United Nations has condemned the executions carried out by the Saudi authorities continuously, calling for an immediate suspension. A spokeswoman for the UN human rights office said 17 men had been executed in Saudi Arabia since November 10 on…
Resumption of executions in Saudi Arabia

Resumption of executions in Saudi Arabia

Over the last two weeks executions have been taking place almost daily in Saudi Arabia after the authorities ended a 21-month unofficial moratorium on the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences. Since 10 November, 17 men have been…
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