Fri 26 July 2019: Ahead of the trial of prominent cleric Salman al-Awdah in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, rights group Amnesty International has made pressing calls for his release, fearing he may soon be executed. The reformist cleric was arrested on terrorism charges in a sweeping crackdown in September 2017, after he posted a tweet calling for […]
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Thu 11 July 2019: Just one-in-three people polled for the British Social Attitudes report described themselves as Christian – the lowest figure since records began. There has been a “dramatic decline” in Britain’s Christian identity over the last 35 years – with a “substantial increase” in atheism, a state-of-the-nation survey has suggested. Slightly over one-third […]
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Tue 16 July 2019: Follow these tips so you can spend your time in Saudi Arabia focusing on the true purpose of your trip – worship, rather than rushing around trying to find something you forgot Hajj is the most beautiful spiritual journey that a Muslim can make, but that’s not to say that the […]
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Sun 21 July 2019: The lower part of Kaaba’s Kiswa, the black cloth draped around the holy shrine, was raised 3 meters in preparation for the new Hajj season and was replaced with white cloth instead, Reasah Al-Harmain said on Friday. The procedure is done every year before the Hajj season in order to protect […]
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Sun 21 July 2019: The Catholic and Protestant churches both lost over 200,000 members last year. The losses have hit the churches hard, as members of both churches pay up to 9% of their taxable income as church taxes. Germany’s Catholic Church lost 216,078 members and Protestant churches lost some 220,000 in 2018, according to data published on […]
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Tents in Mina. (Reuters) Fri 26 July 2019: Several new projects will begin operation during this year’s Hajj to better serve pilgrims and improve services already provided. Among the completed projects are the expansion of several roads in the Mina region and the construction of several pedestrian walkways, said the Development of Makkah Region Authority. […]
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The Secretariat of the Holy Capital has implemented a project to apply a heat-blocking coating to pavement surfaces in pedestrian pathways at holy sites. (Supplied) Fri 26 July 2019: RIYADH: The Secretariat of the Holy Capital has implemented a project to apply a heat-blocking coating to pavement surfaces in pedestrian pathways at holy sites. The first […]
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Wed 17 July 2019: King Salman issues executive order to host 200 Hajj pilgrims from families of victims of Christchurch terrorist attacks Saudi Arabia will host 200 Hajj pilgrims from families of victims of the March twin terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, the country’s official news agency reported Wednesday. According to the Saudi Press […]
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Wed 17 July 2019: Saudi Arabia said it will allow some businesses to stay open 24 hours a day, an announcement that triggered puzzlement over whether it was ending rules that require shops to shut for Islam’s five daily prayers. A cabinet decision on Tuesday permitted stores and restaurants to operate all day in exchange […]
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Tue 16 July 2019: Follow these tips so you can spend your time in Saudi Arabia focusing on the true purpose of your trip – worship, rather than rushing around trying to find something you forgot Hajj is the most beautiful spiritual journey that a Muslim can make, but that’s not to say that the […]
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