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1500 women recruited to serve Female pilgrims and visitors in Masjid Al Haram

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has recruited about 1500 women to serve female pilgrims and visitors of the Grand Mosque, of whom 600 are women in the Technical and Service Affairs Agency at the Presidency, 50 for electric vehicles, and 850 in the Presidency for Women’s […]

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Ka’bah Door Designer passes away in Germany

Muneer Al Jundi passed away Wednesday Jumada Al-Awal 4, 1442 AH, in Stuttgart, Germany. He designed the door of the Ka’bah which was installed in 1399 AH by order of King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him and forgive him. It is noteworthy that King Khalid, may Allah have mercy on him, […]

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Extracts from the Jum’uah Khutbah delivered in Masjid Al Nabawi, Madinah (18 December 2020)

Allah the Most High says: “The Most Compassionate who is established on the Throne. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth and whatever is in between and whatever is underground. Whether you speak openly or not, He certainly knows what is secret and what is even more hidden. […]

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Kabah Kiswah Factory undergoes Maintenance

 The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque carried out periodic maintenance of the silk weaving machine which produces the  Kiswah in the King Abdulaziz Complex (Kiswah Factory) As explained by His Excellency the Assistant Director General for the Department of Operation and Maintenance of External Affairs, Engineer Mishaal […]

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45% work completed on 6 minarets during Covid Lockdown

MAKKAH: The General Presidency announced that 45% of the construction works in the two Minarets of King Abdulaziz Gate was completed, whereas 42% in the two minarets of the Umrah Gate, and 37% of the work of the Fath Gate was completed during the period of suspension of Umrah and prayer in the Grand Mosque […]

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Saudi Arabia declares victory over coronavirus

JEDDAH: Saudi health officials declared victory over the coronavirus on Sunday and said COVID-19 was under control. The Kingdom recorded only 139 new cases of infection, the first time the figure has been under 150 since the pandemic began to take hold in March. The Ministry of Health’s weekly confirmed COVID-19 case map shows that […]