Culture & Education | Saturday 25 August, 2018 11:00 am

KSA's King Fahd Complex puts a modern spin on the ancient traditions of Islamic texts

The King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur’an was established in 1985 by Saudi Arabia to produce and distribute Islamic print and audio publications, as part of the leading role played by the Kingdom in serving Islam and the needs of Muslims worldwide.  As the name...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 25 August, 2018 9:52 am

Arab Parliament praises KSA's Hajj facilities

The speaker of the Arab Parliament congratulated the Saudi government on the success of this year’s Hajj season. Dr. Mishaal Al-Salami expressed his appreciation of the efforts exerted and facilities provided to pilgrims to perform their rituals with ease, comfort, security and...

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Government | Saturday 25 August, 2018 8:02 am

National Center for Security Operations receives over 280,000 calls in three days

The National Center for Security Operations (911) has received more than 280,000 calls in the three days between Monday and Wednesday, its director Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al-Saleh told Saudi Gazette. "Most of the calls were of human and service nature," he explained. He...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 25 August, 2018 3:00 am

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture features in TIME’s World's Greatest Places list

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia figures in the TIME magazine’s list of the World's Greatest Places to visit during 2018. The list of the 100 must-visit places this year is to be revealed in the September issue of the magazine.   The magazine...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 24 August, 2018 10:00 am

SGS ready for post Haj operation

The Saudi Ground Services (SGS) is ready for post Haj operation and to serve the guests of Allah to the utmost. Omar Al Najjar, CEO Saudi Ground Services (SGS),visited the Haj Terminal at King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) Jeddah recently to oversee the SGS operational...

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Government | Friday 24 August, 2018 9:00 am

Makkah governor thanks everyone who helped make Hajj 2018 a success

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal thanked King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif for supervising this year’s Hajj season. During the concluding press conference for this year’s Hajj, which was held in Mina on...

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Healthcare | Friday 24 August, 2018 8:47 am

Hajj season epidemic-free, says health minister

The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free after a large-scale program of health screening and vaccination of pilgrims was carried out, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. He revealed that 1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. A further 360,000 Saudi pilgrims...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 24 August, 2018 7:36 am

GCC chief praises Saudi Arabia’s Hajj efforts

Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has hailed the efforts by Saudi Arabia to make this year’s Hajj season successful. He expressed appreciation to King Salman and the Saudi government for taking care of pilgrims. Meanwhile, Dr....

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Environment & Energy | Friday 24 August, 2018 6:03 am

Saudi Arabia insists 'committed' to Aramco IPO

Saudi Arabia on Thursday rejected reports that Aramco's planned initial public offering had been scrapped, saying the Kingdom had stepped up preparations for the stock market debut of the state energy giant. "The government remains committed to the IPO of Saudi Aramco at a time of its...

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Government | Friday 24 August, 2018 5:00 am

More than 166 million stones thrown at the Jamarat in Hajj ritual

As sunset came to Mina on Thursday, the second day of Tashreeq, some 166,017,250 stones had been thrown at the Jamarat during the ritual ‘Stoning of the Devil’ over Eid-Al-Adha and the first two days of Tashreeq.  Thursday saw “huge numbers of pilgrims” —...

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