Treatment of MERS patients to continue after Haj
Emad Al-Jahdali, deputy minister of health for human capital planning and development and chairman of the Haj Preparatory Committees, said that Custodian of the...
Social media frenzy ‘hurting Saudi market sentiment’
A top Jeddah-based economist has cautioned Saudi stock market investors against being influenced by rumors spread by social media.
“Social media keeps us connected. But...
Kingdom denies Houthis holding Saudi prisoners
Spokesman for the Arab coalition forces Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri has denied that Houthi rebels are holding any Saudi prisoner in Yemen. He also...
3,000 Hajis from Yemen reach Makkah despite Houthi obstacles
Fuad Omar bin Ali bin Al-Sheikh Abu Baker, minister of endowments and religious guidance in Yemen, has announced that a number of Yemeni pilgrims...
Journey of faith: Pilgrims begin moving into Mina
As the night wore on Monday, pilgrims started filling into the tent city of Mina.
They came in ones and twos, some on foot, some...
No phone signal in a disaster? Solar network ‘in a box’ to the rescue
Pakistani researchers have developed a portable, solar-powered mobile phone network for use in disasters like floods and earthquakes when regular communications are often disrupted.
Researchers...
King of Sweden honors King Abdullah Foundation
King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, the honorary president of World Scout Finance Fund, honored on Friday King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Humanitarian Aid...
Electric scooters for Civil Defense units at Jamrat
For the first time, Civil Defense personnel will be using special electric scooters in the Jamrat facility to ensure the safety of pilgrims during...
1,295 transporters held for carrying illegal pilgrims
The number of vehicles either seized or sent back while transporting pilgrims without a Haj permit reached 35,990, according to Col. Sami Al-Shuwairekh, commander...
Saudi-led coalition strikes kill at least 50 in Yemen
Air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition killed 50 people in Yemen when they hit a Houthi-held security compound in the north and a house...
