Shariah guidance in seven languages for Makkah Grand Mosque visitors

English, Urdu, Persian, French and more are to be offered to visitors. (SPA)
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Updated 12 November 2021
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Shariah guidance in seven languages for Makkah Grand Mosque visitors

MAKKAH: Shariah guidance for Makkah visitors is being provided in seven languages. The languages are English, Urdu, Persian, French, Turkish, Hausa and Bengali, with translators at designated locations helping those with questions. 
The number of people who benefited from this service in the first quarter of the year was 23,135, through seven locations inside the mosque. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, represented by the General Administration for Guidance Affairs, is providing the service through the “We Guide You in Your Language” program.
Meanwhile, the presidency has distributed more than 1,205,600 liters of Zamzam water at the mosque in three months. The total number of Zamzam water bottles distributed during the same period was 6 million bottles.


Pakistan prime minister arrives in Jeddah

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is greeted on arrival in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA) 
Updated 12 March 2026
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Pakistan prime minister arrives in Jeddah

RIYADH: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport by the Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz and other officials.