Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

20 Mar 2019

Saudi ICT sector holds key to growth, forum told

RIYADH: Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the main drivers of development in today’s world, a Riyadh forum on “Digital Transformation for an Ambitious Country” has been told. In his opening speech to the annual Communications and Information Technology Indicators Forum, Abdul Aziz Al-Ruwais, governor of the Communications and Information Technology

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20 Mar 2019

Darah sends atlas of Makkah, holy sites to US, UK

RIYADH: The King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) has sent Arabic and English copies of the “Illustrated Atlas of Makkah and the Holy Sites” to the British Museum and the US Library of Congress to serve as a resource for scientists and researchers.The 325-page atlas documents the history of Makkah and the Two Holy Mosques using photos and text, and has

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19 Mar 2019

Plan afoot to expand Makkah’s flowerbeds

He said that the Holy Capital Municipality and the Royal Commission to Develop Makkah and the Holy Sites would work to realize this goal. The emir also stressed the need to plant trees along the paths in the holy sites.

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