Role of Hajj in the introduction of Saudi banknotes

JEDDAH: The riyal became the currency of Saudi Arabia since it was founded in 1932. Before that the currency was being used only in the Hijaz region. The first Saudi currency bearing the name of the country, which was smaller and lighter than its predecessor, was minted in silver in 1935.

Food trucks serve in holy places for first time

800 vets to oversee slaughter of over 1m animals during Hajj

MINA: The general supervisor of the Adahi Project said that 800 veterinarians will oversee the slaughter of more than one million Adhiya animals, both sheep and cows, for the current Hajj season. Rahimi Ahmed Rahimi told Arab News that there will be more than 530 doctors from Sudan, Egypt and Jordan, in addition to more than 270 Saudi and resident doctors, in addition to

Enigmatic traveler who revealed full majesty of Makkah to the world

JEDDAH: Ali Bey Al-Abbasi was not the first European enamored with the Arab Peninsula and the mysteries of Makkah. Nor was he the first Westerner to visit the city — but he was an unusually resourceful man, with wealth of unknown origin and a great thirst for discovery, who provided Westerners with the first comprehensive account of the city.

Nearly 2.4 million pilgrims ascend Arafat for peak of Haj

After completing their main ritual of standing at Arafat in a smooth manner, pilgrims proceeded to Muzdalifah after sunset to pray the Maghreb and Isha together, stay the night and move after midnight or early morning to Mina to complete their Haj rituals including throwing the stones at the Jamarat, slaughtering their sacrificial animals, shave their heads, change into plain clothes and go to the Grand Mosque for the Tawaf Al-Ifadah (Tawaf of Haj) and sa’i, the remaining two pillars of Haj.