Car Crashes Into Outer Gates of Makkah’s Grand Mosque

Car Crashes Into Outer Gates of Makkah’s Grand Mosque
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Car Crashes Into Outer Gates of Makkah’s Grand Mosque

Car Crashes Into Outer Gates of Makkah’s Grand Mosque

A man in a speeding car crashed into the outer gates of Makkah's Grand Mosque late Friday night, the state-run news agency (SPA) reported.

The crash happened around 10:30 p.m., SPA said.

Authorities arrested the man inside, who appeared in an “abnormal" condition, the agency said.

Police referred the man to prosecutors, SPA added.



Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Saudi King Receives Written Message from Emir of Kuwait

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received a written message from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, inviting him to attend the 45th session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which will be held in Kuwait.
The message was delivered to Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet Member, during his meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday with the Kuwaiti Emir’s envoy, Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two sides exchanged cordial discussions and exchanged views on matters of mutual interest.