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Haj 2023: Saudi launches mobile dental clinic to provide free service to pilgrims
Riyadh: For the second year in a row, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched a mobile dental clinic in the central area around the Grand Mosque in Makkah to provide…
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Saudi Arabia: 289 food firms to serve 30M meals for Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: Ahead of the upcoming Haj season, about 289 companies and catering establishments are preparing to provide up to 30 million meals for pilgrims visiting the holy sites, local media reported. These…
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Saudi: Grand Mosque cleaned 10 times a day during Haj season
Riyadh: The Grand Mosque in Makkah is cleaned ten times a day during the Haj season to keep pilgrims and worshippers safe. The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque…
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Saudi: 2 new crescents installed on King Abdulaziz Gate in Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The two new golden crescents have been installed on the minarets of the King Abdulaziz Gate at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The crescent is made of carbon fibre and gilded…
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Video: Saudi astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi shares clip of Makkah from space
Saudi Arabian astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi shared an incredible view of Makkah from the International Space Station (ISS) during her scientific journey. On Friday, Barnawi shared a video on Twitter showing the night…
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Mataf expansion project at Makkah’s Grand Mosque to be named ‘Saudi Riwaq’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday announced the name of the Mataf expansion building project at the Grand Mosque, Makkah as Saudi Riwaq (arcade or portico), the Saudi Press…
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2,000 carpets sterilized, perfumed weekly at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is carrying out cleaning, sterilization and perfuming carpets of the Grand Mosque around the clock, the Saudi…
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Watch: Heavy rain pours down on pilgrims performing Umrah in Makkah
Riyadh: Thousands of pilgrims at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Friday were showered with heavy rainfall as they performed Umrah. They experienced a spiritual moment in the early hours of Friday as it…
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Over 2.5M worshippers attend conclusion of Quran recitation at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: More than 2.5 million worshippers attended the completion of a Quran recitation on Wednesday, the 29th night of Ramzan, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
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Saudi: Nearly 20M benefit from Grand Mosque sermon interpretations
Riyadh: Nearly 20 million people worldwide have benefited from an interpretation service for sermons delivered at the Grand Mosque, Makkah in Saudi Arabia, since the start of Ramzan in March, the Saudi…
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Over 2.6 million worshippers attend Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Shab-e-Qadr
Riyadh: As the holy month of Ramzan nears its end, more than 2.6 million worshippers attended Qiyam Al Layl prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Monday, the 27th night of…
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Video: In a first, childcare facility opened at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a child care facility centre has been opened in the vicinity of the Grand Mosque, Makkah, to take care of the…
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1.5M worshippers visited Makkah’s Grand Mosque on eve of Ramzan 25
Riyadh: The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia recorded more than 1.5 million worshipers and pilgrims on the night of Saturday/Sunday, 25 Ramzan, the Saudi Press Agency (SsPA) reported. The “Saudi Hashtag”…
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Makkah’s Grand Mosque floor remains cool despite high temperatures; know how
Riyadh: The General Authority for the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia has revealed that the reason behind the cold floors of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, even as…
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Over 43M worshippers visited Ka’batullah, Prophet’s Mosque in first 20 days of Ramzan
Riyadh: Over 43 million worshippers have visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during the first 20 days of Ramzan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The holy month of Ramzan 1444…
