Saudi Arabia has introduced child-tracking bracelets, which are printed using special devices and equipped with several features
Makkah Grand Mosque
Latest in Makkah Grand Mosque
electric vehicles
Saudi has 9,000 electric vehicles for Umrah pilgrims and Grand Mosque visitors
More than 9,000 EVs are in the service of visitors of the Grand Holy Mosque in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia using robots to help at Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia mobilises robots, apps and electronic services at Grand Mosque
Hajj
Saudi Arabia’s Nusuk platform to ease pilgrim journey
Through Nusuk, pilgrims and visitors will be able to perform the rituals of Umrah seamlessly
Hajj
Hajj pilgrims perform farewell Tawaf around Holy Kaaba amid integrated service system
Roboting, a newly-introduced state-of-the-art service, has been launched at the Grand Mosque this year to distribute Islam’s holy book of Quran to worshippers
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Saudi authorities complete preparations in Mina to receive 1 million Hajj pilgrims
The Commands of the Hajj Security Forces also announced their readiness to ensure the security and safety of the pilgrims during the Hajj season
coronavirus vaccines
Entry to Saudi’s two holy mosques for vaccinated only
Permits to perform Umrah and prayers in the Grand Mosque and to visit the Prophet’s Mosque, will only be issued to people who have received two doses of the kingdom’s approved coronavirus vaccines
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In pictures: Hajj pilgrims perform the evening prayer at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah
Muslim pilgrims perform the evening prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, after completed the rituals of their hajj on the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah
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Video: Here’s how the Hajj has changed amid the coronavirus pandemic
In 2019, more than 1.8 million foreigners performed the Hajj pilgrimage. This year, Saudi Arabia barred Muslims living abroad from taking part due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In pictures: Makkah’s Grand Mosque disinfected six-times daily
More than 3,500 workers and 85 machines are being used six times a day to disinfect the Grand Mosque with 2,160 litres of environmentally-friendly sanitisers.
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Gallery: Millions gathered to Grand Mosque in Makkah to perform Tawaf
Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims flocked at the Grand mosque for final prayers on Tuesday to perform Tawaf, a seven-round circumambulation around Kaaba at the end of their Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah.
Hajj pilgrims
Gallery: Pilgrims arrived in the Islamic holy city of Makkah for Hajj rituals
Muslims from across the world gather in Makkah in Saudi Arabia for the annual six-day pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, an act all Muslims must perform at least once in their lifetime if they have the means to travel to Saudi Arabia.
Abraj Al-Bait Towers Makkah
Gallery: Clock Tower Museum in Makkah
Overlooking the Kaaba, a black structure inside the Grand Mosque towards which Muslims around the world turn to pray, the four-storey Clock Tower Museum opened a month ago. The museum built inside the world’s largest clock at the top of the globe’s third tallest building.
Abraj Al-Bait Towers Makkah
Tourists flock to newly opened Makkah Clock
Overlooking the Kaaba, the four-storey Clock Tower Museum opened a month ago
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Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi cleric calls mosque segregation ‘phobia of women’
Adel Al-Kalbani’s words have sway with his nearly 7 million Twitter followers and the viewers of his show, aired on government-sponsored SBC
Hajj
Saudi Arabia sees over 6.1m Umrah pilgrims so far, up 7%
Pakistanis, Indonesians, Indians and Egyptian lead number of pilgrims performing Umrah in Makkah