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The Hajj, an obligatory pilgrimage for Muslims, began this year on Wednesday with two twists: thinner crowds and heavy rain.

A rainy day in Jeddah, is nothing what the Saudi's are accustomed to. Yet with such rain the streets turned into lakes and ponds. We think the government need to do something about that.

A small tsunami of raw sewage and floodwater hit the Amal Khair housing development in East Jeddah Wednesday morning, flooding the area and submerging vehicles in the roads. Residents fled to their roofs as the waters poured into the ground...

The director of Public Health, Dr Shannaz Shariff, on Wednesday said the Kenyan pilgrims had been given proper guidelines on how to avoid catching the flu which has killed for pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. The group of about 2,700 Kenyans...

This comes at the same time that the Royal Saudi Air Force is launching constant attacks against the Huthi insurgent's strategic camps and fortifications, which sources confirmed were completely destroyed. A Saudi military official also confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that...

The DFA cited a report from the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah the Filipino pilgrims arrived aboard 13 flights from Manila and entered through Madinah or Jeddah. It said the flight carrying the first batch of some 350 pilgrims arrived...

Local prison authorities foiled an attempt by an inmate to smuggle over 700 intoxicating pills into jail when he returned from a time of seclusion with his wife. �The prisoner had swallowed 735 tablets which he tried to take to...

Abdullahi Garba Aminci, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said the president was recovering in hospital. Mr Yar'Adua, who suffers from a chronic kidney condition, has been unable to perform a number of official duties because of recurring health problems.

The UAE manufacturer of the world�s first Arab forklift truck announced massive regional expansion plans on Wednesday at the Big 5 PMV, the Middle East�s leading exhibition dedicated to plant, construction vehicles, machinery and equipment. The Gulf Automobile Industry Corp...