Category: General

Islamabad– King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 4,460 Ramadan food baskets in Shaheed Benazirabad, Khairpur, Jotki and Sangare areas in Sindh province and Rajanpur in Punjab province in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, benefiting 31,220 people.

This comes as part of Ramadan Feeding initiative presented by KSrelief, which aims to distribute nearly 157,000 food baskets weighing more than 8000 tons in 19 countries around the world during the blessed month of Ramadan 2022.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Medina– In an environment filled with tranquility and peacefulness, visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque perform the rituals and pray to the Almighty with supplication, asking for forgiveness and mercy, and the Almighty’s great bounty.

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cameras monitored these spiritual moments experienced by the visitors of the Mosque, amid the comfort and reassurance they enjoy in light of an integrated system of services.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Niamey– King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has inaugurated Ramadan food aid distribution project in the Republic of Niger, in the presence of the Saudi Ambassador to Niger, Dr. Zaid Al-Harbi, and a number of Niger’s government officials, as part of Ramadan feeding initiative 2022.

The project aims to distribute 9,000 Ramadan food baskets in the regions of Niamey, Tillaberi and Dosso, benefiting 45,000 people.

It is worth mentioning that Ramadan Feeding initiative targets 19 countries, as it will distribute 156,993 food baskets weighing 8,430 tons, benefiting 901,463 individuals, as part of the relief and humanitarian efforts being provided by the Kingdom, represented by the Center, to many needy and affected countries.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

New York– The UN Security Council (UNSC) members welcomed the announcement of the peaceful transfer of the power of the legitimate Yemeni government by President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi to the Presidential Leadership Council of the Yemeni government.

In a press release on Yemen, the UNSC expressed hope that this would constitute an important step towards stability and a comprehensive Yemeni-led political settlement under the auspices of the UN, after the start of the armistice on April 2.

The UNSC also welcomed the $3 billion economic support package announced by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and the Kingdom’s additional commitment of $300 million to fund the UN Humanitarian Response Plan, praising as well the GCC’s contribution to supporting peace, promoting political dialogue, and addressing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, vowing the Council’s full support for the Legislative Council of the Yemeni government in meeting the urgent humanitarian and economic needs of the Yemeni people.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah– Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh received at his office yesterday the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Culture, and Endowments of the Republic of Djibouti, Moumin Hassan Barreh and the accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, Dr. Abdullatif Al Al-Sheikh reviewed the efforts being exerted by the Kingdom to serve the Two Holy Mosques and the pilgrims and disseminate the approach of moderation in the Islamic world.

He alo stressed that pilgrims and Umrah performers receive great care from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince to perform their rituals with ease and comfort.

For his part, the Djibouti minister praised the efforts exerted by the Kingdom’s leadership in serving Islam and Muslims and the Two Holy Mosques.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Aden– King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has distributed 96 tons and 300 kg of food baskets to the neediest groups in Dar Saad District, Aden Governorate of Yemen, benefiting 5,400 people.

This comes as part of the Food Security Support Project 2021-2022 being implemented by KSrelief in Yemen to distribute more than 192,000 food baskets to the needy and affected families in 15 Yemeni governorates.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah– Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, received at his office here today the Minister of Internal Security of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdullah Mohamed Nour, currently on a visit to the Kingdom.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance and develop joint security cooperation between the two countries.

It was attended by the Deputy Minister of Interior, Dr. Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Daoud, and a number of officials.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah– The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) praised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s iniative to build a regional Center for Climate Change, and its role in paying attention to meteorology, highlighting its contributions towards the Organization and meteorology in general, represented in the efforts made by the National Center of Meteorology and what it is doing in the service of the region.

In a statement on the occasion of World Meteorological Day, the WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas stressed that the Kingdom has a major role in the regional system and pays great attention to climate change, as it has established a center specialized in climate change as part of the meteorological service, because climate represents an urgent issue after its effects have become visible all over the world.

Taalas also talked about the recent reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and a number of indicators related to climate change, including rising temperatures and breaking all records, pointing out that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is part of this international scene, and there is a global focus on climate adaptation, which represents a big challenge.

At the Green Middle East Summit recently hosted by Riyadh, the Kingdom announced the establishment of three regional centers: the Regional Center for Climate Change, the Regional Center for Early Warning of Dust Storms and the Regional Program for Cloud Rainfall, as a Saudi initiative to contribute to preserving the local and regional environment and support the efforts of countries in this regard.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh — Acting Secretary-General of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi, received today at the IMCTC headquarters, the Ambassador Guinea-Bissau to Saudi Arabia, Dino Seidi.

During the meeting, Ambassador Seidi was briefed on the coalition’s efforts in combating terrorism in the four fields (intellectual, media, combating terrorist financing, and the military), and the role the coalition plays to coordinate the efforts of all member states of the coalition, in addition to a detailed demonstration of the latest statistics, figures, and information related to various terrorist acts.

Ambassador Seidi praised IMCTC’s distinguished efforts to counter terrorism in terms of combating and eliminating the scourge of terrorism, in partnership with international organizations and alliances that are concerned with combating terrorism and violent extremist ideology, and the great and pioneering role played by the Kingdom in supporting this alliance and taking all measures that are necessary to terminate terrorism and criminal groups.

The two sides also discussed means of cooperation between IMCTC and Guinea-Bissau in all aspects that would combat terrorism in various fields and renounce violence and extremism.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Jeddah– The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a phone call today to King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, during which he was reassured of his health and expressed his sincere wishes of permanent good health to the King of Jordan.

The King of Jordan expressed his deep thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his reassurance about him and sincere brotherly feelings.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Conakry,The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Undersecretary of Ministry of Islamic Affairs for Publications and Scientific Research Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Hamdan and the accompanying delegation visited King Faisal Mosque in the Guinean capital of Conakry.

Al-Hamdan was briefed on the mosque’s facilities, its history and the most prominent stages it has gone through since its establishment.

It is noteworthy that King Faisal Mosque in Guinea was inaugurated in 1982, by former Minister of Foreign Affairs late Prince Saud Al-Faisal during the reign of late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Madinah– The Prophet’s Holy Mosque houses several monuments that are linked to Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him – and tell facts from his noble biography after his migration to Madinah.

Al-Minbar (pulpit) is one of the monuments at the Prophet’s Holy Mosque, and its construction dates back to the eighth year of Hijri calendar, when Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him – first used a minbar that was made of tamarix trees at the northern Madinah, which is currently called Al-Khalil.

The Prophet’s Holy Mosque, upon first ordering prayer, did not have a minbar that imams ascend to deliver their sermons, where Prophet Mohammed – peace be upon him – used to deliver the sermon while laying his back to trunk of a palm tree to show people the provisions of the Islamic Sharia through Friday sermons, where the increasing number of worshippers and those who embrace Islam required Prophet Mohammed to deliver his sermons from a high place so that all attendees can see him.

Constructing the minbar was linked to the evidence of prophecy, where the Prophet’s minbar is located in the western part of the Holy Rawdah and receives the same care as other parts of Rawdah, where the minbar is five metres high, where the top of the entrance of the minbar is ornamented with the phrase “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah”. The front of the minbar has two steps covered with carpet and a door made of wood and stairs for imams to ascend to the minbar that is surrounded by a gold-plated fence.

Source: Saudi Press Agency