20 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Mina, in the holy city of Makkah on Monday, to supervise the services provided during the Hajj pilgrimage. As Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman is there to oversee the comfort of the pilgrims and "ensure the services provided by the relevant government and private sector bodies meet the needs of the pilgrims and allow
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20 Aug 2018
JEDDAH: Children’s nurseries will be available to Hajj pilgrims for the first time following the launch of a nursery service inside Makkah and Madinah. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in cooperation with the Ministry of Education launched the nursery service to provide a safe and educational environment for children under the supervision of qualified staff.
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20 Aug 2018
The pilgrims performed obligatory prayers of Dhuhr, Asr, Magrib and Isha in shortened form following the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and engaged in supplications and reciting the Holy Qur’an. There were no incidents reported from any corners of the tent city while the vast plains of Arafat experienced mild sandstorm and rain on Sunday evening.
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20 Aug 2018
Hussain Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the authority, said that the climatic fluctuations that took place today will continue up to tomorrow evening due to high temperatures and high humidity rates that would reach its peak in the afternoon.
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20 Aug 2018
The Holy Kaaba was adorned with a new cover (kiswa) on Arafat Day, Monday. Officials from the Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and King Abdulaziz Kiswa Factory took part in the annual customary ceremony of changing the kiswa.
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