/taxonomy/term/2041 en /node/985476/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ARAB NEWS</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1474062256546249300</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2016-09-17 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MAKKAH:  Hundreds of pilgrims held back tears on Thursday as they left the holy city in buses for King Abdul Aziz international Airport and Jeddah Islamic Port after performing Haj.<br /><br />Pilgrims are beginning to return to their home countries after completing the Haj rituals easily, safely and conveniently by the grace of God and the support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and government services.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/17/09/2016//1474057046215816400.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="ONE LAST TAWAF: Pilgrims perform Tawaf Al-Wida&#039;a around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque before bidding farewell to the holy city. (AN photo by Ahmed Hashad)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:46:42 +0000 rbksa 985476 at /node/985421/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/241941">Siraj Wahab</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">SIRAJ WAHAB</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1474062208436232700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2016-09-17 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>JEDDAH: After the successful completion of Haj, pilgrims have denounced what they described as Iranian lies.<br /><br />The success of Haj 2016 is a slap in the face to those who were trying to denigrate and belittle ��������Ƶ and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, they said.<br />The pilgrims pledged their allegiance and total support to the Kingdom and its highly valued and appreciated role in serving Islam and Muslims.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/17/09/2016//1474036740133114000-1.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="MAJESTIC: The Grand Mosque in all its glory after near completion of mega projects meant to ensure a hassle-free pilgrimage. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Fri, 16 Sep 2016 21:44:36 +0000 rbksa 985421 at /node/984706 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>This video shared on social media by Shehab News Agency shows an emotional reunion between a Palestinian mother and her son in Makkah while performing Haj. The mother had not seen her son for the past five years and the meeting in Mina came as a surprise to both. The mother is one of the relatives of martyrs from Palestine hosted as state guest by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to perform Haj this year, which started Sept. 10, 2016. She thanked King Salman for giving her the opportunity to perform her “journey of a lifetime.” (Courtesy: Shehab News Agency)</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestinian-martyrs">Palestinian martyrs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/haj">Haj</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/makkah">Makkah</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-embed-video field-type-video-embed-field field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Embed video:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> <div class="embedded-video"> <div class="player"> <iframe class="" width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JegfQuue3oc?width%3D640%26amp%3Bheight%3D360%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bvq%3Dlarge%26amp%3Brel%3D0%26amp%3Bcontrols%3D1%26amp%3Bautohide%3D2%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D1%26amp%3Bmodestbranding%3D0%26amp%3Btheme%3Ddark%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D1%26amp%3Bwmode%3Dopaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Publication Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thursday, September 15, 2016 (All day)</span></div></div></div> Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:26:32 +0000 romulo 984706 at /node/983971/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ARAB NEWS</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473770711134155700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2016-09-13 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div>MINA: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman said Tuesday that the Kingdom rejects any attempt to play politics with Haj.</div> <div>Addressing dignitaries from Muslim countries at a reception at the royal court in Mina, the king said: </div> <div>“The Kingdom utterly rejects any attempt to turn this great ritual into something that tries to achieve political goals, express ideological differences or settle sectarian disputes.”</div> <div>He added: “Almighty Allah orders that Haj be performed by all Muslims without distinction.”</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//9091693521787798.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//3095078943131464.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//7115844935724505.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//56695116394779.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//7733123388952474.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//46356717700563554.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:00:08 +0000 rbksa 983971 at /node/983936/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ARAB NEWS</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473715335679282100</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2016-09-12 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>JEDDAH: A senior Saudi information officer has stressed the importance of the presence of international media during the pilgrimage this year, which are thus able to convey the great message of Haj to all parts of the world.<br />Dr. Abdul Mohsen bin Farouk Elias, undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture and Information, pointed out that the ministry has mobilized all human and technical capabilities to provide the best services to the ministry guests to perform Haj this year and to facilitate their media coverage.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/13/09/2016//1473712294729001600.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="GUIDING HAND: A guide directs pilgrims to the location of their quarters in the tent city of Mina. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:50:50 +0000 rbksa 983936 at /node/983411/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/147546">Dahlia Nehme | Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Dahlia Nehme | Reuters</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473620304089746700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ARAFAT, Makkah: Authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they ascended Mount Arafat at the climax of the Haj on Sunday, part of stepped up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s crushn.<br />Chanting “here I am at thy service, O Lord,” the faithful climbed the craggy hills outside Makkah where Islam holds that God tested Abraham’s faith by commanding him to sacrifice his son Ismail and the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave his last sermon.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//arafat.jpg" width="800" height="485" alt="" title="Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the climax of this year&#039;s Haj on Sunday. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//mina1.jpg" width="800" height="485" alt="" title="Pilgrims leave after praying at Namira Mosque in Arafat on Sunday. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//arafat2.jpg" width="800" height="485" alt="" title="Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat on Sunday. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Sep 2016 19:37:31 +0000 rbksa 983411 at /node/983216/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Arab News</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473590158516936000</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ARAFAT: Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque, led the multitude of pilgrims gathered in Arafat, in prayers after delivering the Haj sermon.<br />Delivering the wide-ranging sermon, Al-Sudais called on muslim leaders to work together to solve the many issues that are confronting the Ummah.<br />The imam said that “terrorism doesn’t belong to any religion or nation.” He also asked pilgrims to avoid politics during the Haj.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//39446292864143395.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="Pilgrims gather on Mount Rahma in Arafat. (SPA)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//18756947729850948.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//screen-shot-2016-09-11-at-12.41.55-pm.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//screen-shot-2016-09-11-at-1.05.22-pm.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al-Ashiekh" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//screen-shot-2016-09-11-at-12.27.25-pm.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="Makkah Gov. Prince Kahlid Al-Faisal" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Sep 2016 12:43:07 +0000 rbksa 983216 at /node/983166/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/241941">Siraj Wahab</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">SIRAJ WAHAB</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543377502336600</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ARAFAT: Around two million pilgrims are spending the day in Arafat at the climax of Haj. The pilgrims chanting “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (Here I am, O Allah, answering Your call) made the trip on Sunday morning from their solidly built white tents in Mina to the plain of Arafat.<br />In Arafat, the pilgrims will spend the day supplicating and asking their lord for forgiveness in a ritual popularly known as Wuqoof-e-Arafat before they head to Muzdalifah where they will sleep on Sunday night.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//5935381486671647.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="Pilgrims gather on Mount Rahmah on the plains of Arafat on Sunday. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Sep 2016 08:43:35 +0000 rbksa 983166 at /node/983131/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/112036">Agence France Presse</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543389482347500</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MAKKAH: The Haj is no longer an old person's ritual as a new generation of youthful Muslim pilgrims has transformed both the annual rites and Makkah itself.<br /><br />"The younger you are, the easier it is," says Saniah, a British pilgrim who, at 25, was on her second trip to Islam's holiest site in ��������Ƶ.<br />"Twelve years ago my family and I came for Umrah," the lesser pilgrimage which can be performed throughout the year, she says, elegantly veiled in green and black.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473522102039305700.jpg" width="800" height="535" alt="" title="ZEAL: Pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque in Makkah after Isha prayers on Friday. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Sep 2016 01:56:56 +0000 rbksa 983131 at /node/983111/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Arab News</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473542117962163100</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Roughly 8 kilometers from the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the tent city of Mina comes alive only for five days in a year. Saturday was the first day this year when over 1.5 million Muslims streamed into the town to begin their journey of a September sun, pilgrims entered the holy site, searched and found their allotted tents and settled down to read the Qur’an and say their five obligatory prayers on the Day of Al-Tarwiyah as the first day of Haj is called. Thousands of pilgrims had arrived overnight.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473513289218133300.jpg" width="800" height="583" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473513289178133000.jpg" width="795" height="600" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473513289208133200.jpg" width="800" height="437" alt="" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473513289228133400.jpg" width="699" height="600" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sun, 11 Sep 2016 01:50:50 +0000 rbksa 983111 at /node/983151/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ARAB NEWS</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543377452335700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MAKKAH: Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh will not be delivering the annual Haj sermon from the plains of Arafat this year.<br />Local media said Al-Asheikh “will not be able to address the massive congregation of pilgrims from Namirah Mosque in Arafat on Sunday due to health reasons.”<br />The grand mufti has been addressing the annual gathering since 1981. This would have been his 36th address from Arafat.<br />Al-Asheikh was appointed grand mufti in 1999 after the death of his predecessor Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//_grand-mufti-sheikh-abdul-aziz-al-asheikh-delivers-friday-sermon-at-imam-turki-bin-abdullah-mosque.jpg" width="1000" height="603" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:37:50 +0000 rbksa 983151 at /node/983141/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121086">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">ARAB NEWS</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543377422335000</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>JEDDAH: The money earned from transporting pilgrims who do not have permits is unlawful, a senior scholar has said.<br />“Such money is gained illegally by committing a violation,” Sheikh Ali Al-Hakami, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, said in a newspaper interview. “Anyone who violates the regulations and gets paid for this, his money is definitely ill gotten.”<br />Al-Hakami pointed out that permits for performing Haj is in the interest of the Muslims, and that pilgrimage is not obligatory for any person who cannot get an official permit for Haj.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//illegal-hajis.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:37:39 +0000 rbksa 983141 at /node/983136/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/244991">Sultan Al-Sughair</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Sultan Al-Sughair</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543377392334700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MAKKAH: Saudi technicians are gearing up to serve Haj pilgrims through the Emergency Car Repair Program set up by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC). A team of auto professionals and mechanics from the organization are providing free car maintenance services on the highway and at the holy sites in Makkah, said Faisal Kadasah, head of the TVTC office in Makkah and the general supervisor of the training programs for Haj.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//1473431550599754300.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" title="A team of auto professionals and mechanics from TVTC are providing free car maintenance services on the highway and at the holy sites in Makkah. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:37:34 +0000 rbksa 983136 at /node/983126/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/207216">Mohammed Rasooldeen</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473543389462347200</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2016-09-11 03:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>RIYADH: The Ministry of Health has urged pilgrims to follow preventive methods and attend to personal hygiene and keep the environment clean for a healthy stay at the holy sites. Underlining the importance of using face masks for protection from infectious diseases during Haj, especially in overcrowded areas and for those with respiratory symptoms such as common cold and the like, an official from the ministry advised health practitioners to use high-filtration masks when dealing with the infections of some viruses and tuberculosis patients.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/11/09/2016//haj-in-numbers.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:37:24 +0000 rbksa 983126 at /node/982716/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/241941">Siraj Wahab</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">SIRAJ WAHAB</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1473456908872994800</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2016-09-10 (All day)</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>MINA: Pilgrims, both domestic and foreign, have gathered in the tent city of Mina on Saturday as this year’s Haj begins.<br />With prayers on their lips, beads clutched in their fingers, water bottles in their hands, e-bracelets on their wrists and bags on their backs, they began the first leg of the five-day sacred journey known as Haj.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/10/09/2016//8161620992851603.jpg" width="800" height="482" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">��������Ƶ</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2041">Haj 2016</a></div></div></div> Sat, 10 Sep 2016 08:27:36 +0000 rbksa 982716 at