Three million people from all over the world are expected in Saudi Arabia’s holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, which starts on Tuesday amid tight security. The Saudi authorities are deploying 100,000 security personnel, including members of the counter-terrorism and the emergency civil defence[…]
Saudi Arabia has suspended the Saudi Bin Laden Group from taking on new projects, just days after a deadly crane collapse in Mecca. A statement by the Saudi government on Tuesday said the company’s operations had been stopped until a review of all their work had been completed. The Saudi[…]
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has pledged to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque in the run-up to the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The Hajj, a pillar of the Muslim religion which last year drew about two million faithful worshippers, will take place[…]
The sight of dead bodies and injured hujjaaj in Makkah filled most social networking sights on Saturday morning. In a harrowing account of the event that transpired Friday evening after Asr salah, South African hujaaj Muahmmed Bhamjee told VOC News that his haj will now begin on a sad note[…]
Saudi Arabia has defended its efforts to aid Syrians fleeing the conflict in their country, following criticism that Gulf countries have not been taking in enough refugees since the crisis broke out there more than four years ago. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Friday cited an official source in[…]
The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month. So[…]
An air strike by a Saudi-led coalition killed 36 civilians working at a bottling plant in the northern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Sunday, residents said. “The process of recovering the bodies is finished now. The corpses of 36 workers, many of them burnt or in pieces, were pulled out[…]
Saudi Arabian troops have crossed into northern Yemen for the first time since the conflict with Houthi rebels began in March. Footage published on Wednesday showed soldiers taking positions in a mountainous area overlooking the southern Saudi province of Jizan. Houthi shelling and rocket attacks on the border have killed[…]
Saudi Arabia has executed at least 175 people over the last 12 months, on average one person every two days, according to a report released on Tuesday by Amnesty International. The report, Killing in the name of justice: the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, said that between January 1985 and[…]
The Kingdom will not tolerate — as it did not do in the past — any activity that undermines Haj rituals. Any conduct contrary to regulations and directives in place for the pilgrimage will be dealt with firmly. Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Chairman of the Supreme[…]
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