Kuwaiti Defense Minister Visits his Country’s ‘Restoration of Hope’ Troops

Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad leaving Kuwait to Saudi Arabia. KUNA
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad leaving Kuwait to Saudi Arabia. KUNA
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Kuwaiti Defense Minister Visits his Country’s ‘Restoration of Hope’ Troops

Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad leaving Kuwait to Saudi Arabia. KUNA
Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad leaving Kuwait to Saudi Arabia. KUNA

Kuwait’s First Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to inspect Kuwaiti troops stationed there as part of Restoration of Hope Operation.

Sheikh Nasser was accompanied by a high-level delegation, state-run KUNA news agency cited the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry.

The Kuwaiti soldiers operate as part of the Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia to restore legitimacy in Yemen, it said.

Sheikh Nasser’s trip to the Kingdom was his second in a week.

Last Thursday, the defense minister visited Riyadh where he met with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense.



Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
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Saudi National Center for Meteorology Warns of Heavy Rain in Makkah

Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)
Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid rainfall. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology warned on Friday of heavy rains in Makkah and Al-Jumum Governorate including the centers of Rahat and Madrakah.

The rain will be accompanied by strong winds, lack of horizontal visibility, hail, torrents, and thunderstorms.

It said the weather conditions will continue until Friday night.

Meanwhile, the General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, in cooperation with other government agencies working in the Grand Mosque, intensified cleaning and drying of the Mataf area (circumambulation track) after the rainfall witnessed in Makkah on Thursday to ensure the safety and security of worshippers and Umrah performers.

The authority mobilized more than 200 supervisors and observers, 4,000 workers, and more than 500 pieces of equipment to deal with the rain.

To ensure the thoroughness of the cleaning process, water suction and washing equipment were strategically distributed both inside and outside the Grand Mosque.