- Interior minister visits Grand Mosque operations centerSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif visited the Grand Mosque Security Operations Center on Friday to review ongoing security efforts during the Umrah
- Over 2.5 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an prayers in MakkahSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — More than 2.5 million worshippers gathered at the Grand Mosque on Friday to perform Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the 29th night of Ramadan, marking the Qur’an completion
- Interior minister visits Grand Mosque operations centerSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif visited the Grand Mosque Security Operations Center on Friday to review ongoing security efforts during the Umrah
- Over 2.5 million attend Khatm Al-Qur’an prayers in MakkahSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — More than 2.5 million worshippers gathered at the Grand Mosque on Friday to perform Isha and Taraweeh prayers on the 29th night of Ramadan, marking the Qur’an completion
- World’s largest barbershop opens at Clock Towers Center in Makkah to serve pilgrimsSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — The Clock Towers Center in Makkah is now home to the world’s largest barbershop, designed and operated to international standards to provide a fast and seamless grooming
- Record 57,000 worshippers use electric cart service at Grand Mosque on 27th night of RamadanSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — The General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced a new record in mobility services during the 27th night of Ramadan 1446H, with
- Saudi paramedics revive Pakistani man after cardiac arrest at Prophet’s MosqueSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — Emergency medical teams from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Madinah resuscitated a 45-year-old Pakistani man who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while observing i'tikaf
- Saudi Red Crescent conducts first air evacuation from Grand Mosque after launch of new helipadSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — The Saudi Red Crescent Authority has carried out the first-ever air medical evacuation from the Grand Mosque, following the inauguration of the new air ambulance helipad
- Crown Prince receives Sudan’s Sovereign Council President in Makkah, agrees to establish coordination councilSaudi Gazette reportMAKKAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Friday at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah.During
- Saudi Arabia hosts Syria-Lebanon defense talks, agreement signed on border demarcation and security coordinationSaudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting in Jeddah on Thursday between Syria’s Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Eng. Murhaf Abu Qasra, and Lebanon’s Minister of National Defense,
