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Saudi FM Participates in State Funeral of Japan’s Abe

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister, attends the funeral ceremony (SPA)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister, attends the funeral ceremony (SPA)
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Saudi FM Participates in State Funeral of Japan’s Abe

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister, attends the funeral ceremony (SPA)
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister, attends the funeral ceremony (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah took part on Tuesday in the official funeral ceremony for the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

The Minister participated in the funeral on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The Saudi Minister conveyed the condolences of the Saudi King and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to the Premier of Japan, Fumio Kishida, on the death of Abe.

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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)
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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.