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Workers stand next to a crane that collapsed at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca, September 12, 2015 (AFP Photo/)

Saudi Criminal Court Grants Crane Incident Defendants 45 Days to Challenge

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Saudi Criminal Court granted the defendants in the crane incident of last year 45 days to challenge the accusations. In September 2015, a giant crane crashed in Makkah’s Grand Mosque causing the death of 107 people and the injury of 238 others,...

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud/ AFP

King Salman Performs Eid Prayers in Makkah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah- Muslims from around the world gathered in Makkah on Wednesday morning to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr in an atmosphere of safety and devotion. The Grand Mosque in Makkah saw millions of worshipers performing the Eid prayers, while other mosques in different parts of...

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Holy Makkah © Muhammad Hamed / Reuters

Makkah Hotels Fully Booked

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah – During the last ten days of Ramadan month, hotels in Makkah were fully booked as the number of persons visiting the holy city for Umrah reached over two million persons from all over the world. Hotel manager of Conrad Makkah Hotel Ismail Siri told...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Performs Funeral Prayer on the Soul of Prince Mansour bin Faisal bin Saud bin Abdulrahman. SPA

Saudi King Performs Funeral Prayer on Soul of Mansour bin Faisal bin Saud bin Abdulrahman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has performed funeral prayer on the soul of Prince Mansour bin Faisal bin Saud bin Abdulrahman Al Saud in Makkah. The funeral prayer was also performed by Prince Khalid bin Saad bin Fahd;...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Makkah Gov.Prince Khalid Al-Faisal (SPA)

Crown Prince: Saudi leadership keen since inception of the Kingdom to provide pilgrims with best service

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, the Deputy Premier and the Minister of Interior, also the President of the Supreme Haj Committee, confirmed that the leadership of Saudi Arabia forever -was and still is- keen to provide pilgrims with the best service possible,...