Muslim World League to host Hajj and Umrah Conference in Mina

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Muslim pilgrims walk towards their tents in Mina ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 19, 2018. (REUTERS)
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Muslim pilgrims walk towards their tents in Mina ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 19, 2018. (REUTERS)
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Muslim pilgrims' tents are pictured in Mina ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 19, 2018. (REUTERS)
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Muslim pilgrims walk towards their tents in Mina ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 19, 2018. (REUTERS)
Updated 19 August 2018
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Muslim World League to host Hajj and Umrah Conference in Mina

  • Mercy, kindness and compassion are prominent features of true Islam

MINA: The Muslim World League (MWL) will host its annual Hajj and Umrah Conference in Mina on Wednesday.
This year’s theme is “The concept of mercy and consideration in Islam.” More than 500 scholars and intellectuals from 76 countries around the Muslim world will participate.
Adel Al-Harbi, MWL’s official spokesman, explained that the aim of the conference is to examine the conscience of the Muslim world and find solutions to the problems it faces, within a scientific and intellectual framework.
Al-Harbi said the conference will tackle two important areas: “Mercy and consideration — meanings and features,” and “Mercy and consideration — indications and impacts.”
“We have chosen the theme of the conference to highlight the concepts of mercy and consideration as genuine and unequivocal pillars of Islam, by which the nation is living in its way of thinking and dealing with others, as a true translation of the message of Islam,” explained Al-Harbi.
He added that mercy, kindness and compassion are prominent features of true Islam, governing its rulings, ethics, traditions and the habits of those who adhere to it.
Al-Harbi expressed the sincere thanks and appreciation of the MWL to King Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their provision of outstanding services to pilgrims, which has enabled the faithful to perform their Hajj rituals in safety and peace.


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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman poses with the director of the Port of Mukalla Salem Basamir on Tuesday.
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Saudi defense minister receives Mukalla port director, thanks him for heroic role

  • Prince Khalid thanked Basamir for his heroic and humanitarian role in ensuring safety and protecting lives and property at the port

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman received the director of the Port of Mukalla Salem Basamir on Tuesday.
In a post on social media platform X, Prince Khalid thanked Basamir for his heroic and humanitarian role in ensuring safety and protecting lives and property at the port.
The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen carried out a limited airstrike in December targeting foreign military support at the Port of Mukalla in the Hadramaut governorate, where calm has been restored after a period of tension.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency following the strikes, coalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said two ships coming from the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates entered the Port of Mukalla without obtaining official permits from the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition.
“The crews of the two ships disabled their tracking systems and unloaded a large quantity of weapons and combat vehicles to support the Southern Transitional Council forces in the eastern governorates of Yemen (Hadramaut and Al-Mahra) with the aim of fueling the conflict. This is a clear violation of the truce and the pursuit of a peaceful solution, as well as a violation of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216,” said the spokesman.