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Delhi Haj Committee chairperson meets Saudi Arabia’s ambassador over Haj preparations

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New Delhi: Delhi Haj Committee chairperson Kausar Jahan on Monday met the ambassador of Saudi Arabia and requested him for better facilities for pilgrims going for Haj from the city.
A total of 2,540 people from Delhi will go for Haj this year, she said in a statement.
Jahan, a BJP leader, met Saudi Arabia’s ambassador Saleh Eid Al Husseini and discussed with him issues related to pilgrims visiting the country for Haj this year, according to the statement.

The committee has approved 2,540 Hajis from Delhi that include a group of 39 women who will be going on the pilgrimage without any male accomplice, she said.
“Never before has such a big group of women Hajis have been to Haj from Delhi without a male accomplice,” Jahan said.
She said daily training sessions, including yoga exercise, for pilgrims are being held that will continue till May 9. A special training session for women Hajis will be held at the Haj House at Turkman Gate from Tuesday, she added.
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May 1, 2023
Saudi Arabia Relaxes Rules For Umrah Pilgrimage

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SRINAGAR: In response to an inquiry on the expiration of Umrah visas after the Haj season, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah clarified that the 90-day visa period starts from the pilgrim’s entry into Saudi Arabia and must be adhered to.
The Ministry also stated that the length of stay for those with Umrah visas is 90 days.
Reservations for performing Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the current Islamic month of Shawwal can be made through the Nusuk application, which also provides visas, permits, and packages for visiting holy places in Saudi Arabia.
Electronic permits for Umrah remain mandatory, and the Kingdom has recently unveiled several facilities for Muslims to perform Umrah.

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May 1, 2023
Saudi: Umrah visa begins on the day holder of visa enters the kingdom

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah said that the duration of the Umrah visa is 90 days, and it begins from the moment the pilgrim enters the territory of the Kingdom.
This came in response to an inquiry on the ministry’s Twitter account, asking that Umrah visa has been issued, bearing in mind that it will expire after the Haj season, so will the pilgrims leave before the Haj?
In response, the ministry of Haj and Umrah stated that the visa “starts from the date of entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the necessity of adhering to the validity period of the visa.”

In the same context, the Ministry of Haj clarified that the length of stay for those coming with Umrah visas is 90 days.
On April 15, Saudi Arabia has opened reservations to perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site in Makkah, during the current Islamic month of Shawwal that began on April 21.
Reservations are made through the Nusuk application, which allows Muslims wishing to perform Umrah or visit holy places in Saudi Arabia to obtain the appropriate visas and permits, in addition to packages related to purchasing online.
According to the Saudi authorities, obtaining an electronic permit for Umrah is still mandatory.
Millions of Muslims, who cannot physically or financially afford the annual haj, flock to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah pilgrimage.

In recent months, the Kingdom has unveiled a host of facilities for Muslims abroad to come to the country to perform the Umrah.

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April 30, 2023
Iran evacuates 65 nationals from Sudan with Saudi Arabia’s help

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Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran had evacuated 65 nationals from Sudan with the help of Saudi Arabia.
In a statement posted on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Kanaani on Saturday added that the Iranian evacuees were transferred safely from Khartoum to Port Sudan and then to the Saudi port city of Jeddah.
While praising the Saudi government for its “effective cooperation” and the Sudanese government for its assistance during the evacuation, the spokesman said necessary arrangements had been made to transfer the evacuees from Saudi Arabia to Iran.

A growing number of countries have evacuated citizens from Sudan since fierce clashes broke out between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in mid-April, Xinhua news agency reported.
At least 459 people have been killed and more than 4,000 wounded so far in the fighting in Sudan, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced, according to estimates by the WHO and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Saudi Arabia and Iran reached a deal in March to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies and missions in the two countries within two months.
On April 6, the two countries announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with immediate effect.

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April 30, 2023
Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies ‘within days’

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Beirut: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen their embassies in both countries within days.
This comes after the two countries agreed to restore relations in March after a series of events in 2016 led to the severing of diplomatic relations.
Amir-Abdollahian made the statement during a press conference in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

Abdollahian added that his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, would accept his invitation to visit Tehran pointing out that he had received a similar invitation to visit the Kingdom.
He indicated that the date of the two visits would be agreed upon “through diplomatic channels.”
Earlier this April, the Saudi newspaper “Okaz” revealed the Iranian embassy in Riyadh opened its doors for the first time in seven years.
On April 6 in Beijing, the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia signed a joint statement to begin arrangements to reopen embassies and consulates, expand bilateral relations and cooperation, and resume flights.
These steps come after Saudi Arabia and Iran announced on March 10 the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the reopening of their embassies, following Chinese mediation, after seven years of tensions.

The relationship began to deteriorate in 2015 after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intervened in the Yemen war after the Iran-aligned Houthi group overthrew the Riyadh-backed government and took control of the capital, Sanaa.
Tensions between the two countries have led to conflicts across the region, including the Syrian Civil War.
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April 29, 2023
Is Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr and join Real Madrid?

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Riyadh: Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly planning to leave the Saudi Arabian football club, Al-Nassr and is considering taking a new position at his former club Real Madrid.
According to El Nacional, Ronaldo has opted to leave Saudi Arabia because of linguistic and cultural problems.
As per media reports, Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez has offered the footballer an ambassadorial role at his former club. But reports indicate that if Cristiano returns, he will be a club ambassador.

On December 30, Ronaldo joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on a 2.5-year contract. He had signed a deal worth more than 200 million euros after a dispute with Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag.
Since joining the Al-Nassr, he has scored 11 goals in 14 appearances but has run into a few bumps in his path.
He missed the first two games of the league due to the suspension he served at Manchester United, the team could not sustain that spark with Ronaldo starting well as captain at Al-Nassr.
After losing the match against Al Hilal in the Saudi League, Al-Nassr’s status in the league is deteriorating. Cristiano’s obscene gesture towards Al-Hilal fans after returning from defeat became very controversial. Hilal’s victory was by two uncontested goals in a game where Cristiano faded.
On April 18, a Saudi lawyer called for Cristiano Ronaldo to be deported for public indecency after he appeared grabbing his crotch towards fans while walking off the pitch.

A video shared on social media platforms showed Ronaldo grabbing his crotch as he left the pitch in response to fans chanting the name of Lionel Messi.
It is reported that all this and more led to Ronaldo’s decision to leave Al-Nassr and join the Spanish giants.
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April 29, 2023
Saudi Aramco overtakes Microsoft as world’s 2nd largest company by market value

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Riyadh: Saudi oil giant Aramco has displaced American technology giant Microsoft to become the world’s second-largest company by market value at 7.92 trillion Saudi Riyals (2.11 trillion dollars) as the company’s stock prices hit 36 Saudi Riyals (9.60 dollars) on Wednesday, local media reported.
Apple still holds the top of the ranking, with a market value of approximately 2.6 trillion dollars, followed by Aramco at 2.11 trillion dollars, then Microsoft at 2.05 trillion dollars.
According to Arabic daily Al-Arabiya.net, the rise in Saudi Aramco’s shares came after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced, this month, the transfer of 4 per cent of its shares to Sanabel Investment Company, which is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Aramco achieved, in 2022, the highest profits since the listing, up by 46.5 per cent, to reach 604 billion Saudi riyals, compared to 412.4 billion Saudi Riyals in 2021.
It is noteworthy that “Aramco” is the most profitable company in the world, as its profits for the year 2022 exceed the profits of “Apple”, “Microsoft” and “ExxonMobil” combined, according to the classification of the “companies market cap” website.
The rise of Aramco’s shares also coincided with the rise in crude oil prices, the increase in the company’s sales volumes, the significant increase in profit margins from the refining and chemicals business, as well as the decline in US crude stocks, despite the pessimistic global economic outlook.
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April 27, 2023
India planning power grid with Saudi Arabia, UAE via undersea cable

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India is planning to link its power grid through undersea cables to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local media reported.
India’s Ministry of Energy has circulated ministerial notes for inter-ministerial consultation to expand access to reliable energy and improve energy security in the country.
The bilateral agreements will be signed with Saudi Arabia and the UAE for the mega projects, once the Cabinet approves the decision, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh told Mint.

“The India-UAE agreement is in its final stages,” said the minister.
In January 2023, India and the UAE announced plans to conduct a feasibility study for connecting their power grids via undersea cables as part of the One Sun, One World, One Grid initiative.
On the other hand, the interconnection with Saudi Arabia is currently being reviewed, Singh stated.
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April 26, 2023
Saudi woman soldier carrying sleeping toddler during Sudan evacuation wins praise

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Riyadh: In an image that represented the highest meanings of humanity and human cohesion, a Saudi woman soldier appeared embracing a sleeping boy after his arrival at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah as part of the evacuations from Sudan.
An image circulated on social media showed a baby boy wearing a white and yellow shirt and shorts clinging to a Saudi Ministry of Defense soldier as she got off the ship.
Arabic channel Saudi Al-Ekhbariya published the video clip and captioned on it by saying, “A female employee of the Ministry of Defense embraces a child the moment he arrives in Jeddah as part of the Saudi evacuation from Sudan.”

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The soldier’s act of compassion has won praise from many social media users, who see the image as a representation of humanity and compassion at its best.
The Kingdom has been working for days to evacuate citizens and nationals from Sudan, against the background of the battles taking place between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
On Wednesday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had succeeded in evacuating about 2,148 people from Sudan. Of them, 114 are Saudi citizens, and 2,034 are from 62 nationalities; To translate its humanitarian and influential role globally.
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April 26, 2023
255,000 Saudi women joined labor market in 15 months

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Riyadh: About 2.5 million Saudis and expatriates have joined Saudi labor market in the past 15 months, local media reported.
The reports monitored by the Arabic daily Okaz based on government data that women made up majority of the total number of 428,000 Saudis who were employed in the local labor market during the period from the beginning of the last quarter of 2021 until the end of the year 2022.
A total of 255000 Saudi women joined the labor market while the number of Saudi men who were employed during the period reached about 173,000.

During the 15-month period, the number of expatriates who joined the labor market exceeded 1.62 million. Among them 1.43 million men and 197,000 women.
It was revealed in the monitoring that the Saudi unemployment rate recorded its lowest historical levels in the fourth quarter of 2022, due to the continuous employment of citizens and residents in the last 15 months.
The monitoring was based on the data from the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MoHRSD) and the National Information Center (NIC).
It is noteworthy that the total number of foreign domestic workers in the Kingdom reached 3.6 million by the end of 2022, including 2.63 million men, most of whom are house drivers, servants and house cleaners, while the number of domestic workers reached 972,000.
During the past few years, Saudi Arabia announced the localization of workers in several economic sectors, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to reduce the unemployment rate to 7 per cent by 2030, as part of its vision to diversify sources of income and reduce dependence on oil.

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April 26, 2023