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Saudi Arabia Sends Condolences to Iraq over Hospital Fire

Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
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Saudi Arabia Sends Condolences to Iraq over Hospital Fire

Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF
Aftermath of a fire at Ibn Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 25 April 2021. EPA/MURTAJA LATEEF

Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was deeply saddened over a fire that broke out at a hospital in the Iraqi capital, leaving more than 80 people dead.

“The Kingdom expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to Iraq, the leadership, government and people,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Kingdom also wished the injured a speedy recovery.

A fire caused by an oxygen tank explosion at the COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad on Saturday took at least 82 lives.

Some 110 people were also injured at the Ibn Khatib hospital.

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Saudi Supreme Court Urges Sighting Shawwal Crescent Saturday Evening

The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent moon to report to the nearest court
The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent moon to report to the nearest court
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Saudi Supreme Court Urges Sighting Shawwal Crescent Saturday Evening

The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent moon to report to the nearest court
The Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent moon to report to the nearest court

The Supreme Court has called on Muslims across Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent of Shawwal moon Saturday evening, Ramadan 29, 1446 AH, corresponding to March 29, 2025.

In an announcement on Thursday, the Supreme Court called on whoever sights the crescent moon by naked eyes or through binoculars to report to the nearest court and register their testimony.