Saudi Crown Prince Makes Additional Donation of SR 10 Mln to Ehsan Platform

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on November 12, 2020, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a video meeting with the Shura council in the capital Riyadh. (AFP)
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on November 12, 2020, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a video meeting with the Shura council in the capital Riyadh. (AFP)
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Saudi Crown Prince Makes Additional Donation of SR 10 Mln to Ehsan Platform

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on November 12, 2020, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a video meeting with the Shura council in the capital Riyadh. (AFP)
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on November 12, 2020, shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending a video meeting with the Shura council in the capital Riyadh. (AFP)

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has offered an additional donation of SR10 million to the National Platform for Charitable Work (Ehsan), as an extension of his previous donation to the platform during Ramadan and out of his keenness to support and empower the charitable sector.

With the new donation, the platform accumulated a total of one billion riyals (266.6 million dollars), which confirms the Kingdom’s support for the various fields covered by Ehsan – a model for social solidarity that reflects Saudi Arabia’s human values and wise leadership.

Ehsan is supervised by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), which has supported the platform technically since its launch five months ago. Its launch was initiated with SR30 million donation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed.

In this regard, SDAIA President Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf al-Ghamdi said: “The success that the Ehsan platform has achieved in record time is a result of the Crown Prince’s continuous empowerment of all areas that serve the needy.”

“The platform is keen on continuing to achieve this mission through its services based on studying the needs of the charitable sector. Reaching one billion riyals of donations is the biggest catalyst for the platform to continue its work, which helped ensure speed, reliability and transparency for donors.”

Ehsan is the first national platform to receive this volume of donations in a record time, with the aim to bring about a qualitative leap for the donation process and increase its efficiency.

This is in line with Saudi Vision 2030, which sets among its objectives raising the contribution of the non-profit sector to the GDP.



Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil at Jamarat on First Day of Tashreeq

This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC and taken early on June 6, 2025 shows the Jamarat bridge in Mina on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC and taken early on June 6, 2025 shows the Jamarat bridge in Mina on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
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Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil at Jamarat on First Day of Tashreeq

This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC and taken early on June 6, 2025 shows the Jamarat bridge in Mina on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Planet Labs PBC / AFP)
This handout satellite picture obtained from Planet Labs PBC and taken early on June 6, 2025 shows the Jamarat bridge in Mina on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, and during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

Hajj pilgrims were performing the symbolic stoning of the devil on the first day of Tashreeq on Saturday.

They will stone the devil with three pebbles at Jamarat after having had performed the first phase of the stoning on Friday and ending their state of Ihram.

Also on Friday, which was the first day of Eid al-Adha, the pilgrims performed the Ifada tawaf of the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Before that, they had ascended Mount Arafat on Thursday – considered the peak of the Hajj.

The Saudi Interior Ministry has called on pilgrims to follow the designated paths that connect each area where rituals are performed.

It also called on them to follow the set timetable for each ritual.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday that the security forces continue to perform their duties in protecting the pilgrims and ensuring their safety as they carry out the sacred rituals.

For pilgrims seeking to depart on the second day of Tashreeq, he urged them to remain in their tents until their departure times.

He underscored the Interior Ministry’s continued security and organizational efforts to ensure the safety of the pilgrims as they complete their holy journey.