On Friday, two days after the last major ritual, tens of thousands of people packed roads and boarded buses out of Islam's holiest sites in Mecca, bringing the hajj to a close, the AFP correspondent said. They departed after performing a farewell "tawaf" - circling seven times around the Kaaba,...
By 2022 end, Saudi mining complexes in 13 provinces reach 377
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said Sunday that the number of mining complexes in the kingdom at the end of 2022 reached a total of 377 complexes, covering a total area of 44,365 square kilometers. The complexes were distributed over 13 regions, topped by the...Largest Hajj of Covid era ready to begin in Mecca
The biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began kicks off Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of mostly mask less worshippers expected to circle Islam's holiest site in Saudi Arabia's Mecca.
