Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 2:40 pm

Shurooq Celebrates Eid Al Adha with the Most Cheerful Festivity this Year

Sharjah has geared up its Eid Al Adha programs and activities offering visitors a remarkable set of indoor and outdoor entertainment activities, enabling visitors to celebrate their Eid’s reunions through some of the most exceptional festive experiences tailored to fit all ages at different...

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Government | Sunday 11 September, 2016 12:30 pm

Pilgrims gather in Arafat for climax of Haj

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. In Arafat,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 11:43 am

The tent city comes to life

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...

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Healthcare | Sunday 11 September, 2016 10:49 am

Mobile team on health awareness

 The Ministry of Health has prepared a mobile team aimed at increasing health awareness among pilgrims. The team will visit camps of pilgrims to make them aware of measures to tackle health problems. As part of its campaign titled “together for a healthy Haj” the ministry has...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 11 September, 2016 10:45 am

Electricity production ‘to cost Kingdom 3.2 million barrels of oil per day’

A new study about the future of energy in Saudi Arabia is calling for taking advantage of the Kingdom’s capabilities in the field of alternative and renewable energy so as to ensure the continuity and security of energy supplies over the long term, according to a report published in a...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 10:00 am

Journey of atonement begins

The valley of Mina reverberated with Talbiya, an invocation by pilgrims as a conviction that they intend to perform Haj only for the glory of Allah, as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims assembled in the tent city on Saturday. A large number of them opted to walk the distance of about 7 km from...

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Government | Sunday 11 September, 2016 9:51 am

After 35 years; Mufti steps down from delivering sermon in Namirah Mosque

After 35 years of delivering sermons and leading prayers in Namirah Mosque, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh, chairman of the Senior Scholars’ Commission and Ifta Council, has apologized from taking the job this year for health reasons. Al-Asheikh used to deliver the...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 3:53 am

Take Your Taste Buds on a Journey This Adha Eid With Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara

 Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara’, the luxury brand’s first resort in Qatar, developed by Al Rayyan Hospitality, celebrates Adha Eid, by offering in-house guests and visitors an array of scrumptious delights, featuring a Spice Route Eid Brunch and their chocolate Eid Gift...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 11 September, 2016 2:14 am

Summer has arrived in the city at Dubai Festival City Mall

With the weather hotting up, Dubai Festival City Mall is welcoming visitors to come and escape the heat to enjoy a cool Summer in the City. With a raft of family-themed entertainment designed to bring outdoor activities inside, the mall is set to be a buzzing summer haven, with a host of prizes...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 10 September, 2016 4:05 pm

Take to the ice this Eid at The Promenade

 Kuwait families are being invited to take to the ice this Eid Al Adha at The Promenade mall, as the neighborhood destination launches a special skating offering for the duration of the festive period. Celebrating the occasion, Promenade Ice will be running a promotion on skating passes...

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