Around two million pilgrims are spending the day in Arafat at the climax of Haj. The pilgrims chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (Here I am, O Allah, answering Your call) made the trip on Sunday morning from their solidly built white tents in Mina to the plain of Arafat.
In Arafat,...
Roughly 8 kilometers from the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the tent city of Mina comes alive only for five days in a year. Saturday was the first day this year when over 1.5 million Muslims streamed into the town to begin their journey of a September sun, pilgrims entered the holy site, searched and...
The Ministry of Health has prepared a mobile team aimed at increasing health awareness among pilgrims. The team will visit camps of pilgrims to make them aware of measures to tackle health problems. As part of its campaign titled “together for a healthy Haj” the ministry has...
A new study about the future of energy in Saudi Arabia is calling for taking advantage of the Kingdom’s capabilities in the field of alternative and renewable energy so as to ensure the continuity and security of energy supplies over the long term, according to a report published in a...
The valley of Mina reverberated with Talbiya, an invocation by pilgrims as a conviction that they intend to perform Haj only for the glory of Allah, as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims assembled in the tent city on Saturday.
A large number of them opted to walk the distance of about 7 km from...
After 35 years of delivering sermons and leading prayers in Namirah Mosque, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh, chairman of the Senior Scholars’ Commission and Ifta Council, has apologized from taking the job this year for health reasons.
Al-Asheikh used to deliver the...
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara’, the luxury brand’s first resort in Qatar, developed by Al Rayyan Hospitality, celebrates Adha Eid, by offering in-house guests and visitors an array of scrumptious delights, featuring a Spice Route Eid Brunch and their chocolate Eid Gift...
With the weather hotting up, Dubai Festival City Mall is welcoming visitors to come and escape the heat to enjoy a cool Summer in the City. With a raft of family-themed entertainment designed to bring outdoor activities inside, the mall is set to be a buzzing summer haven, with a host of prizes...
Kuwait families are being invited to take to the ice this Eid Al Adha at The Promenade mall, as the neighborhood destination launches a special skating offering for the duration of the festive period.
Celebrating the occasion, Promenade Ice will be running a promotion on skating passes...
In a new achievement to be added to its list of prominent successes, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that its CEO Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal has received the ‘Middle East CEO of the Year Award’ by the prestigious Burj CEO Awards.
Bestowed...