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Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims are braving the threat from swine flu to make this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Concerns about the spread of the virus swine flu are dominating the religious event. So far, the Saudi authorities have confirmed more than 60...
Tags: hajj pilgrimage, health, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Influenza, Health in the United States, flu pandemic, Pandemics, Swine influenza, Animal virology, Influenza A virus, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, swine flu, Religion Belief
Indian Haj delegation interacts with pilgrims in Jeddah
Mecca :: Saudi Arabia | about 7 hours ago
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On Monday the delegates visited various accommodations for pilgrims in Mecca and Aziziya. They also visited the main office of the Indian Haj mission and a 50-bed hospital run by them.
Tags: haj mission, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Geography of Saudi Arabia, Makkah Province, Red Sea, Hajj, Jeddah, Politics
Coca-Cola hands donation to Ensan
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility The Coca-Cola Company presented a check of SR513,000 to Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of Ensan (Charity Committee for Orphans Care), at an event held to celebrate the completion of a Coca-Cola initiative which ran throughout Ramadan. Part of the...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Ensan, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Eid Al-Adha prayers at 6.14 a.m. in Riyadh
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Riyadh on Friday, announced the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance. Riyadh is home to some 5,000 mosques, which are managed by the ministry. However, Eid prayers will only take place in designated Juma mosques which are able to...
Tags: Riyadh, adha prayers, eid al, Saudi Arabia, Eid al-Adha, Islamic festivals, Mosque, Manfuha, Religion Belief
National Guard will provide health services to pilgrims
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility The National Guard will offer free medical services in the holy sites, mainly at the 60-bed Mina Field Hospital, which covers an area of 256 square meters and is open 24 hours a day. National Guard will also take care of minute details such as supplying...
Tags: National Guard, holy sites, health services, provides health, Mina Field Hospital, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Clinic, Hospital, Health Medical Pharma
Passport Department to work during Eid
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Salim Al-Belaihed, director of the Passport Department, has urged the public not to approach passport offices during the Eid Al-Adha holidays except for emergency cases. �Your cooperation in this regard is highly solicited in order to help passport officers...
Tags: Passport Department, passport offices, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Eid al-Adha, Identity and Passport Service, Adha, Personal identification, Islamic festivals, Passport
Saudi scouts will have GPS during Haj
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Saudi scouts will be equipped with GPS software to guide pilgrims during the Haj, said Abdullah Al-Fahd, vice president of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Society. �We will experiment with the system and hope it will simplify the various tasks undertaken by...
Tags: GPS, saudi scouts, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Mecca, House of Saud, Hajj, Saudi royal family, Kings of Saudi Arabia
Kingdom to withdraw subsidy on rice import
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Importers of rice into the Kingdom are no longer to receive subsidies from the Ministry of Finance starting next month, Al-Watan newspaper reported. �The decision has been welcomed by local importers who have promised not to increase prices dramatically,�...
Tags: Kingdom, rice importers, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Taxation, world food price crisis, Rice, Jeddah, Subsidies, Peak oil, Public finance
STC?s offer to continue despite CITC objection
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has expressed disappointment at the communications watchdog�s decision to ban them from offering a month�s worth of free calls as a thank-you to its customers...Al-Faraj claimed the commission�s statement indicated a misunderstanding...
Tags: STC, CITC, Mohammed Al-Faraj, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
UAE left union for many reasons
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | about 14 hours ago
Credibility The UAE’s withdrawal from the Gulf monetary union was based on fundamental reservations including currency plans and the role of the monetary council, the UAE central bank chief said. “The UAE had fundamental and secondary reservations on the monetary...
Tags: UAE, monetary union, GCC, central banking, monetary policy, fundamental reservation, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Public finance, United Arab Emirates, Inflation, Central bank, Eco, Business Finance, Persian Gulf states, Macroeconomics
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