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Makkah governor honors youth

More than 300,000 young Saudi men and women attended various competitions during the month-long Makkah youth forum, making it the largest such event in the Kingdom. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal attended the forum’s concluding ceremony on Tuesday when 24 talented youths were honored.

Makkah smart city project gathers pace

The King Abdullah development project will make Makkah the first smart city in the Kingdom, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled said yesterday. Addressing a forum to discuss smart city applications in the Makkah province, the governor said: “There is no excuse for not making our cities smart.”

Swissôtel Makkah Set To Commence Operations In The Islamic Capital

Spectacular experience awaits guests at Swissôtel Makkah, with 1487 beautifully appointed rooms and suites constituting to be the largest hotel of Saudi Arabia and the biggest entity of Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. The soon to be unveiled prestigious hotel will mark the international hotel group’s first venture in the Middle East and is due to welcoming guests from the 1st day of Ramadan in July ...

Makkah may introduce cable car system to support pilgrimage

(MENAFN) In its continuous efforts to improve the Haj and Omra experience in the holy city of Makkah, the Saudi authorities are mulling the introduction of six cable car routes linking Makkah's ...

Saudi- Citizens hail gigantic leap in higher education

(MENAFN - Arab News) Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has strongly lauded the unlimited support by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to higher education in the Kingdom in general ...

1,200 youth tie knot at Jeddah mass wedding

On behalf of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed patronized a mass wedding involving 1,200 brides and grooms at the Jeddah Convention Center on Wednesday evening.

Credit for biggest expansion of Haram goes to the king

The biggest expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was carried out during the reign of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.

Girl punished for not wearing uniform

MAKKAH, 5 May — The Makkah police is investigating complaints about the principal and a teacher of an intermediate girls’ school here for severely beating a student because she visited the school without wearing uniform, Al-Madinah newspaper reported yesterday.

Six cable car routes planned for Makkah

(MENAFN - Arab News) The Center of Excellence for Haj and Umrah Research at Umm Al-Qura University has recommended the introduction of cable cars linking the Grand Mosque with three areas of the ...

Arab Saudi minta Malaysia pastikan rakyatnya tidak berdemonstrasi di Makkah, Madinah

KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Mei — Kerajaan Arab Saudi meminta Malaysia mengambil langkah sewajarnya bagi memastikan rakyat negara ini tidak terlibat dalam sebarang demonstrasi atau perhimpunan haram di Makkah dan Madinah seperti mana yang berlaku di kedua-dua kota suci umat Islam itu pada 26 April lepas. Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Anifah Aman (gambar) berkata ...