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King Abdullah Medical City Fits Syrian Patient with Pacemaker, Helps Him Join Pilgrims on Arafat

Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. (dpa)
Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. (dpa)
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King Abdullah Medical City Fits Syrian Patient with Pacemaker, Helps Him Join Pilgrims on Arafat

Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. (dpa)
Muslim pilgrims pray on the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. (dpa)

A Syrian pilgrim’s dream came true after having a pacemaker fitted by the medical team at King Abdullah Medical City Cardiac Center in Makkah, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

The pilgrim had suffered from severe chest pain while performing the Umrah, the Ministry of Health said.

He was moved to King Abdulaziz Hospital in Makkah when his health condition worsened.

Upon examination, he was found to suffer from arrhythmia and was moved to the Cardiac Center where the medical team fitted the pacemaker after which he was discharged and able to the pilgrims on Arafat.

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Sydney New Year's Fireworks Threatened with Cancellation

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Sydney New Year's Fireworks Threatened with Cancellation

Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Fireworks light up the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, January 1, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

Sydney New Year's fireworks, one of the world's most spectacular celebrations of the calendar change, face being scrapped because of industrial action by train workers, police said Friday.

Up to 250,000 people are expected to come into Sydney to see the show, and they need to return home afterwards, said New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb.

"If trains are not available and people cannot leave the city, I have very large concerns of the risk that will create to the public," she told reporters.

"So I have not ruled out that we will recommend to the government that we cancel the fireworks."

The state's premier, Chris Minns, has rejected unions' "exorbitant" pay rise demands, with a hearing scheduled next week in the country's industrial relations tribunal.

According to AFP, the state rail, tram and bus union's secretary, Toby Warnes, said it had no plan to inconvenience people, accusing the state government of "scaring the people of New South Wales because it wants to pursue a particular industrial strategy.”