specific artworks will be presented around Basel's Münsterplatz
Now in its eighth edition, Parcours is again sited in the heart of Basel's historical city center where 21 artists engage with an abundance of historically rich scenic sites. Curated (...)
A new media center will be set up in the Holy Sites next year to increase the number of foreign journalists covering the Haj, Dr. Adel Al-Turaifi, Minister of Culture and Information, has said.
The Persian-speaking Channel ‘Farsi', which started (...)
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By Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
‘Abha brings us together' is a unique event that brings together various artists (...)
train and buses -, which will contribute to facilitating road traffic in the city of Riyadh and raising the levels of its quality. The council commended the organization by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance of Prince (...)
empt the project of regions and to expand their sphere of influence.
It considered that it is important in the course of events that no one of the parties wants to ignite partisan or tribal wars as the results may lead to a civil war in a country (...)
Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region and Chairman of Central Hajj Committee; Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and Chairman of Supreme Hajj Committee and Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Madinah (...)
or his deputy - to sign a draft agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion concerning taxes on income and capital and the annexed (...)
term engagement in Afghanistan in order to bring peace, stability and socioeconomic development to the country and to tackle challenges of illicit drug trafficking and extremism.
The Meeting reaffirmed its principled support to the people of Jammu (...)
A plan has been completed to link Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina with the expansion taking place at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, said Dr. Habib Zain Al-Abideen, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Supervisor General of the (...)
As a volunteer coordinator and trainer from King Abdulaziz University, I was impressed with the services offered to pilgrims by various Indian expatriate organizations in Mina during this year's Haj.
Hundreds of sick pilgrims were taken to the (...)
The authorities have arrested a number of people involved in running 16 bogus Haj companies, according to Hatim Bin Hassan Qadhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Haj.
The ministries of interior and Haj were involved in uncovering the fraud. (...)
The Mashair Railway administrators are considering the possibility of employing Saudi women.
Under new proposals women staff will be in charge of directing female passengers not only at the stations, but also onboard the train, according to a (...)
The government will install 5,000 high-resolution cameras in the holy sites next year to monitor service provision and curb crime, according to Amin Naib, Assistant Deputy Mayor of Makkah for Financial Affairs.
He said it will be similar to the (...)
The government is searching for landlords of buildings that need to make way for the Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHR), according to Dr. Jabarah Al-Suraisiry, Minister of Transport.
He said that over 90 percent of the buildings that need to be (...)
The huge demand for medicine by pilgrims is forcing Makkah Mayoralty to triple the number of pharmacies in the city.
The move comes after inspections showed that the city's three pharmacies in the central area near the Haram were chronically (...)
The Makkah Mayoralty has completed a study that could see a tube system used next Haj to carry waste from Mina to underground chambers and recycling stations at the holy sites.
Engineer Abdul Salam Mashat, Deputy Mayor of Makkah for Services, said (...)
The government plans to construct new buildings in Mina after Haj which on completion will see the Tent City accommodate three million pilgrims, said Dr. Habeeb Zain Al-Abideen, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and (...)
Hundreds of barbers have been organized to cut the hair of at least two million pilgrims after the stoning at the Jamarat in preparation for Al-Tahallul Al-Asghar. A total of 100 young Saudi barbers from all parts of the Kingdom are also involved in (...)
More than 300 health specialists are providing round-the-clock health care to pilgrims besides working to contain any epidemic outbreak.
The medical teams are working under the Ministry of Health Executive Committee for Preventive Medicine Program (...)
A project is under way to set up a single control room in Makkah to handle all emergency calls from across the Kingdom.
The control room staff will be trained to receive reports in 10 languages, according to sources.
The Makkah operations center (...)
An Egyptian father has tattooed his son's arm with all his personal details to prevent him getting lost during Haj.
Mahmood Awad, the boy's father, said it was an ingenious method to prevent their son from losing the address of their Haj group. Now (...)
A total of 19 helicopters, equipped to fly in all-weather conditions, are being used for surveillance and emergency services this Haj, said Major General Muhammad Bin Eid Al-Harbi, Commander of Civil Defense Aviation.
The copters have already (...)
The foundation of the late Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah shower His mercy on him), has donated 200,000 meals to Haj pilgrims at the holy sites.
Muhammad Al-Harthi, spokesman of Al-Siqaya and Al-Rifada Committee in Makkah and the holy (...)
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