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Egypt’s ambassador: Cairo-Riyadh relations cornerstone of regional stability
Egypt
July 14, 2024
Egypt’s ambassador: Cairo-Riyadh relations cornerstone of regional stability
Egyptian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and non-resident ambassador to Yemen Ahmed Farouk asserted that Egyptian-Saudi relations represent a pillar for…
Saudi Arabia to host 2024 African Super Cup
Egypt
July 13, 2024
Saudi Arabia to host 2024 African Super Cup
The Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority Turki al-Sheikh announced the signing of an agreement with the President of…
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
Middle East
July 9, 2024
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
Women employees of the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque…
Video: Turki Al-Sheikh shares details of Ahmed Helmy’s new film
Cinema/TV
July 6, 2024
Video: Turki Al-Sheikh shares details of Ahmed Helmy’s new film
The Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority Turki al-Sheikh revealed the details of actor Ahmed Helmy’s upcoming comedy film…
Commercial operation of Kom Ombo solar power station in Egypt now underway: ACWA Power
Egypt
July 3, 2024
Commercial operation of Kom Ombo solar power station in Egypt now underway: ACWA Power
Saudia Arabian energy company ACWA Power announced that it has been notified of the receipt of the commercial operation certificate…
Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year
Middle East
June 24, 2024
Saudi Arabia says 1,301 died on Hajj this year
CNN — Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous…
‘We are happy he’s buried in Mecca,’ says daughter of man who died in Hajj heat wave
Middle East
June 24, 2024
‘We are happy he’s buried in Mecca,’ says daughter of man who died in Hajj heat wave
CNN — The family of an elderly Indonesian man who died during this year’s Hajj is happy he was buried in…
‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
Middle East
June 23, 2024
‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts
CNN — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering…
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
Middle East
June 23, 2024
‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj
CNN — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the religious pilgrimage that brings…
Egypt revokes licenses of 16 travel agencies over Hajj deaths
Egypt
June 22, 2024
Egypt revokes licenses of 16 travel agencies over Hajj deaths
Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 travel agencies after a number of Egyptian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia this…