26 Jul 2019
JAKARTA: Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi received Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Issam bin Abed Al-Thaqafi in Jakarta on Friday. During the meeting, they discussed the relations between the two countries and the latest developments in the Middle East, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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26 Jul 2019
MAKKAH: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has stepped up preparations for this year’s Hajj season with a comprehensive operational plan to provide high-quality emergency services to pilgrims. The SRCA has allocated more than 36 permanent relief centers, 89 temporary centers, over 2,700 highly trained employees and about 370 ambulances equipped with the latest
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26 Jul 2019
MAKKAH: Makkah municipality has recruited over 23,000 workers to implement its plan for this year’s Hajj season, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The city’s mayor, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Quwaihis, said that all of the municipality’s sectors, departments, sub-municipalities and service centers were fully prepared. Over 13,000 workers are now employed by the city to ensure its
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26 Jul 2019
"Haj is a call and a straight approach 1440H" and is to be implemented by the ministry for the first time
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25 Jul 2019
Simultaneously, during a press conference on Tuesday, the Emir of Makkah announced the launching of the New Media Prize under the name “Emirate of Makkah Prize for New Media” in four branches. They are short film, photography, Tweet and Snapchat. The prizes are totally worth SR500,000.
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