Interior ministry official: tourism companies in some countries encouraged pilgrims to violate Hajj regulations

Some tourism companies in several countries deceived visit visa holders by issuing visas not intended for Hajj and encouraged them to violate regulations by staying in Makkah two months before the pilgrimage, a Ministry of Interior spokesman said on Monday. The security spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior Colonel Talal bin Abdul Mohsen bin…

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Shura Council approves organ transplant and Electronic Transactions laws

Muscat: The Shura Council approved the Electronic Transactions Law and the Organ and Tissue Transplantation Law on Sunday. Both the laws were referred by the government for study in accordance with the Article 49 of the Council of Oman Law. Each permanent committee of the Shura Council diligently reviewed the proposed laws within their respective areas…

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UAE Foreign Affairs Minister receives Indian counterpart

Abu Dhabi, June 24 (BNA): His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Dr. S. Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India.  The two officials discussed the two countries’ efforts to strengthen cooperation in all sectors, including economic, trade, investment, education, culture, health, food security,…

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Beehives of Saudi Arabia’s Maysan believed to be over 1,000 years old.

Maysan governorate, located in western Saudi Arabia’s Sarawat mountain range, showcases stunning archaeological scenes of some of the most important and impressive environmental engineering formations. These include approximately 1,200 beehives that were a major source of daily sustenance for the early inhabitants of the place. The apiaries in Maysan have become a primary source for…

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Riyadh targets Expo 2030 ‘by the world, for the world’

Saudi Arabia is on target to deliver an Expo 2030 “by the world, for the world,” organizers have told event chiefs in Paris in their first progress report since Riyadh was chosen as host city. Abdulaziz Alghannam, director general of the Riyadh Expo 2030 office at the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, led the Saudi…

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AI-enhanced visual medical service proved useful during Hajj.

A high-tech visual medical service trialed by the Saudi Ministry of Interior on security personnel during this year’s Hajj season proved successful, Saudi Press Agency reported. The service uses a capsule enhanced with artificial intelligence and modern communication technology to conduct medical examinations in the workplace, completing each one within six minutes. A report from…

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Saudi authorities thwart drug smuggling operations.

Saudi Arabia’s drug control authority seized large quantities of narcotics and arrested several people involved in smuggling following a number of operations across the Kingdom, reported Saudi Press Agency. Border guards in Asir province thwarted an attempt to smuggle 123 kg of hashish and 89,355 narcotic tablets, while in Jazan four Ethiopian nationals were arrested…

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Ministry of Interior hosts families of killed or injured service personnel during Hajj.

Saudi’s rulers have hosted the families of military personnel who were killed or injured in the line of duty, Saudi Press Agency reported. Maj. Gen. Dr. Suleiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Maiman, Ministry of Interior undersecretary for military affairs, said 289 pilgrims from families of martyred or injured personnel had been welcomed during this year’s Hajj season….

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Pilgrims complete rituals at Kaaba on second day of Tashreeq.

 Pilgrims at the Kaaba completed the stoning of the three Jamarat on the second day of Tashreeq on Tuesday. They began with the smallest, Jamrat Al-Oula, then the middle, Jamrat Al-Wusta, and finally Jamrat Al-Aqaba. Pilgrims then headed to perform the Farewell Tawaf at the Kaaba before returning to their residences in Mina.

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Saudi crown prince renews call for immediate halt to attacks in Gaza at annual Hajj reception.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has renewed the Kingdom’s call for an immediate halt to attacks against Palestinians amid what he described as “the continuation of the heinous crimes against our brothers in Gaza Strip.” “We urge an immediate halt to this attack, and that the international community take all the measures needed to ensure…

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