Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the kingdom’s Red Sea city of Jeddah as Cairo tries...
Live from Makkah – Masjid al Haram drops social distancing
Live from Makkah - Masjid al Haram in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday for the first time since the COvid pandemic. Muslim worshippers...
Fully vaccinated overseas pilgrims allowed to perform Umrah
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have opened up Umrah for overseas pilgrims from the 9th of August (Muharram 1).
Intelligent Hajj 2021 pilgrims arrive – AI Masjid al-Haram
Hajj 2021 Masjid al-Haram welcomes pilgrims to perform the Tawaf of Arrival (Tawaf al-Qudum) - This is the second Hajj in pandemic conditions and this...
Saudi modernises payments with ‘phone tap’
Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with its modernization drive as Saudi Payments, owned by the Saudi Central Bank, has partnered with Visa to launch a...