Saudi FM Participates in Arab Ministerial Meeting on Jerusalem

Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir attends the Arab ministerial meeting on Jerusalem. SPA photo
Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir attends the Arab ministerial meeting on Jerusalem. SPA photo
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Saudi FM Participates in Arab Ministerial Meeting on Jerusalem

Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir attends the Arab ministerial meeting on Jerusalem. SPA photo
Saudi FM Adel al-Jubeir attends the Arab ministerial meeting on Jerusalem. SPA photo

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attended on Saturday the Arab ministerial meeting on Jerusalem held in the Jordanian capital Amman.

The foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, and Morocco as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit also took part in the meeting.

Al-Jubeir was accompanied by Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Turki, the Saudi Ambassador to Jordan, and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Specialized International Affairs Abdurlahman Al-Rassi.

Al-Jubeir received his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on the sidelines of the Arab ministerial meeting.

The meeting was attended by the Saudi ambassador and a number of officials.



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.