Tag: Saudi Arabia
Jigawa’s second batch of Hajj pilgrims arrives in Saudi
Jigawa is scheduled to send an additional 480 pilgrims to the 2023 Hajj.
Hajj: Zamfara airlifts 2,500 pilgrims to Saudi
Pilgrims are urged to be excellent ambassadors for the state and country by avoiding any actions that would tarnish their…
Buhari speaks on the most important task for Muslims globally
Buhari commended the Saudi government for deploying latest technological tools in presenting the core of Islam, its lofty purposes, and…
Ronaldo will not promote Saudi Arabia’s bid for World Cup – Al Nassr FC
Reports suggested Ronaldo’s agreement included an additional bonus to act as an ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid, with…
Breaking: Ronaldo set to sign massive deal with Saudi Arabian club
Ronaldo shared a video of himself in the gym in Dubai while he waits for the deal to be confirmed.
Saudi Arabia declares public holiday to celebrate shock win over Argentina
Goals by Saleh Alshehri and Salem Aldawsari in a five-minute span in the second half gave the Saudis their greatest…
Biggest World Cup upset: How Messi’s Argentina collapse to Saudi Arabia (Photos)
Prior to World Cup 2022, the most surprising World Cup win ever according to Gracenote was USA’s victory over England…
Messi-led Argentina humiliated by Saudi Arabia in huge World Cup shock
Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as they came from behind to beat Argentina…
2030 Saudi Arabia World Cup bid: Amnesty warns FIFA
Amnesty insists FIFA must rigorously apply human rights criteria when weighing up any possible bid involving Saudi Arabia.
Another Nigerian pilgrim Idris-Muhammed dies in Saudi Arabia
According to him, "the deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites at Grand mosque at Masjid Haram Shira yard…
Messy Hajj airlift operation: Nigeria gets succour from S/Arabia
NAHCON appeal to intending pilgrims to remain calm and prepared for onward conveyance for the 2022 Hajj.
Nigerian pilgrim Aisha Ahmed dies in Saudi
According to Alhaji Idris Al-Makura, the Executive Secretary, of Nasarawa State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, she had no record of…
Saudi Arabia causes hike in crude prices
Saudi Arabia raised the official selling price (OSP) for its flagship Arab light crude to Asia to a $6.50 premium…
Saudi Arabia issues Hajj rules for airlines transporting pilgrims
According to the new rules, pilgrim passengers should be less than 65 years old and have completed immunizations with basic…
Zamfara sends 97 clerics to Saudi Arabia to pray against banditry
Earlier in the month, Zamfara distributed more than 200 Cadillac 2019 model to traditional rulers in the state.
One million people can perform Hajj: Saudi Arabia eases COVID curbs
Participants from abroad must present a recent negative COVID PCR test, and health precautions will be observed, the kingdom said.
Houthis attack Saudi Aramco petroleum storage site
The Houthi escalation comes as the United Nations special envoy tries to secure a temporary truce for the Muslim holy…
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day, a world record
It was the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history and also a world…
Saudi Arabia frees jailed blogger Raif Badawi
Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged with "insulting Islam" and subsequently sentenced to…
Saudi Arabia gives $80B of Aramco stocks to sovereign Public Investment Fund
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the assertive son of King Salman, made the decision to transfer the stock, the…
Saudi Arabia pumps $6.4 billion in future tech
Abdullah Alswaha said the investment is part of the kingdom move to diversify its economy from oil in the face…
Hajj commission urges Saudi Arabia remove direct entry ban on Nigeria
Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NAHCON, made the appeal when he visited the Royal Embassy of…
Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat in Nigeria, calls it terror group
Apart from Nigeria, the sect is also active in many West African countries, from Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, to Benin…
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain expel Lebanon’s ambassadors
The actions were triggered by the critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia relaxes restrictions, allows more worshippers
On Sunday, Muslim worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca were seen praying shoulder to shoulder after a mandatory distancing…
2021 Dhul Hijjah to start Sunday: Official
Saudi Arabian officials have announced that the 2021 Dhul Hijjah will start on Sunday, 11 July 2021.
Nigeria takes delivery of $1m Saudi donated equipment
The Federal Government has taken delivery of medical equipment worth one million dollars donated by the government of the Kingdom…
Saudi shuts mosque after Imam tests positive for COVID-19
Saudi Arabia shuts Al Budaiyah Mosque in the Jazan area of the Abu Arish governorate after its imam tested positive…
JUST IN: Saudi Arabia bans Nigerians from Hajj, second year in a row
Nigerian muslims hoping to make the 2021 Hajj should forget about it as the Saudis have extended their ban due…
Three Saudi Arabia soldiers executed over high treason
Saudi Arabian authorities said on Saturday that they executed three soldiers after they were convicted on charges of high treason.