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Saudi Ambassador Leaves Lebanon for ‘Personal Reasons’, New Envoy Soon

Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon Walid Bukhari. (NNA)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon Walid Bukhari. (NNA)
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Saudi Ambassador Leaves Lebanon for ‘Personal Reasons’, New Envoy Soon

Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon Walid Bukhari. (NNA)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon Walid Bukhari. (NNA)

Saudi Arabia announced that its Ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Yaacoub has been withdrawn from Beirut due to “personal reasons.”

He has been reinstated at the Foreign Ministry and Walid al-Bukhari will be reappointed Charge d’Affaires at the Saudi embassy in Beirut until a new ambassador is appointed.

Bukhari arrived in Lebanon on Saturday and held talks with Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to inform him about the appointment of a new envoy.

He stressed that the change will not affect the positive developments in Lebanese-Saudi ties, underlining Riyadh’s constant support for Lebanon’s stability.

He reiterated the Kingdom’s constant efforts to help Lebanon’s institutions and support it at Arab and international meetings.

A new ambassador to Beirut will be appointed as soon as the usual diplomatic procedures are taken, he explained.

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Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil on First Day of Tashreeq

Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)
Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)
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Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil on First Day of Tashreeq

Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)
Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)

Hajj pilgrims kicked off on Thursday the day of Tashreeq with the symbolic stoning of the devil at Mina.

They will stone the devil with three pebbles after having had performed the first phase of the stoning on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha.

Pilgrims moved smoothly along dedicated paths amid a crowd management plan for this phase of the Hajj to ensure that the ritual is performed safely and with ease.

A pilgrim is moved to tears as she performs the stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)

The plan, which was implemented in coordination between the various security and service agencies, helped in achieving the highest levels of discipline and organization, based on modern technical tools and well-thought-out operational models. This made it possible to control crowd flows and movements smoothly and safely.

The pilgrims will spend the 11th, 12th, and 13th nights of Dhu al-Hijjah in Mina, or two nights for those who wish to complete the pilgrimage earlier.

The pilgrims will enjoy a spiritual atmosphere filled with comfort, tranquility, and serenity. They will spend their time in their camps praising God, reciting the Quran, and praying to the Almighty to accept their pilgrimage.

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Saudi Arabia Provides $150 Million in Urgent Support for Yemen

Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)
Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)
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Saudi Arabia Provides $150 Million in Urgent Support for Yemen

Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)
Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)

Saudi Arabia has provided Yemen with an urgent grant of oil derivatives worth $150 million to cover the operation of power plants running on diesel fuel and mazout throughout the country.

Ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the move is an extension of the Kingdom’s support for the Yemeni people. Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman will follow up on the fulfillment of the grant.

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) will oversee the implementation of the grant that will bolster energy generation in the country and improve basic services to ease the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and General Supervisor of the SDRPY Mohammed Al-Jaber said the grant is an extension of the Kingdom’s firm support to the Yemeni people, especially as temperatures begin to rise this time of year.

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Saudi Interior Minister Meets with Counterparts from Arab World, Pakistan to Discuss Hajj

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Minister Meets with Counterparts from Arab World, Pakistan to Discuss Hajj

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz held a series of meetings with his counterparts from across the Arab world and Pakistan in Makkah on Wednesday.

He met with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad Al-Hajjar, Iraqi Minister of Interior Lieutenant General Abdulamir Al-Shammari and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi.

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)

The talks focused on security coordination between their countries. They also tackled issues of common interest.

The visiting interior ministers praised Saudi Arabia’s continued efforts in organizing the Hajj and the integrated services, advanced facilities, and modern technologies it provides, which enable pilgrims to perform their rituals with ease and reassurance.