1,350 women volunteers trained to help visitors at Prophet’s Mosque

The authority has replaced the carpets in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa at the Prophet’s Mosque in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan. (SPA)
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Updated 05 March 2024
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1,350 women volunteers trained to help visitors at Prophet’s Mosque

  • Topics covered during training included crowd management, communication with visitors to the mosques and caring for the elderly and people with disabilities
  • New, high-quality carpets in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa at the Prophet’s Mosque are part of a series of improvements in services implemented by the authority to enhance the experience of visitors

RIYADH: The General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has trained 1,350 female volunteers to equip them with the skills necessary to provide high-quality services to women who visit the mosques.

Topics covered during training included crowd management, communication with visitors to the mosques, management of volunteer events, and caring for the elderly and people with disabilities.

The authority has also replaced the carpets in Al-Rawdah Al-Sharifa at the Prophet’s Mosque in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan, a time that witnesses a significant increase in visitors from around the world.

The new, high-quality carpets are part of a series of improvements in services implemented by the authority to enhance the experience of visitors to the mosque.


KSrelief aid reaches thousands in crisis zones

Updated 18 January 2026
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KSrelief aid reaches thousands in crisis zones

  • Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief continues to provide vital assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

In Yemen, the organization distributed 1,850 shopping vouchers in Marib governorate, enabling beneficiaries to purchase winter clothing. The aid reached hundreds of displaced individuals living in camps.

In Lebanon, the KSrelief-funded ambulance service of the Subul Al-Salam Social Association in Miniyeh district, northern Lebanon, carried out 34 emergency missions last week.

In Chad, the Saudi aid agency distributed 1,600 cartons of dates and women’s hygiene kits in Chari-Baguirmi province, benefiting 800 families from the most vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, refugees, and widows.

KSrelief also distributed 803 food baskets in Dandadji village, Maradi, Niger, benefiting 5,621 individuals from 803 families.

In Sudan, the agency distributed 2,513 food baskets to vulnerable and displaced families in Kosti locality, White Nile state, reaching 18,678 individuals.

Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion on food security, health, education, water and sanitation, shelter and early recovery.