Modernity has largely demystified those trips to the Holy Places of Islam. And in the globalised world of post-modern, neoliberal capitalism, we have all become aculturated...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the city earlier this month when he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.
Earlier this month, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a Sports Clubs Investment and Privatisation Project involving the league champions Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal.
Tuesday provides the biggest physical challenge, as pilgrims will spend hours praying and reciting the Koran on Mount Arafat and in the surrounding area amid high...
Reacting to the development, the board’s administrative secretary, Bolaji Sanni, in a statement on Sunday, admitted that the chapter lacked adequate native Yoruba delicacies in the...
Umer Karim, a doctoral researcher focusing on Saudi foreign policy at Britain’s University of Birmingham, said hosting the hajj is a matter of prestige and a...
While reiterating that the State had done everything humanly possible towards ensuring that the pilgrims enjoy maximum comfort throughout their stay in the Kingdom, the former...
“If it comes through that process, obviously transfers could open up again. But I do believe, at this moment in time, transfers should be halted until...
Saudi Arabia has drawn up a list of “more than 10” players who have won either the Champions League or the World Cup that it wants...
Recall that the state was allocated 3,644 slots for this year’s spiritual exercise by NAHCON. Meanwhile, the breakdown of how the state’s contingents were airlifted since...