Makkah’s Eid event brings joy and history

The event includes various entertainment and cultural activities, including hosting the Revelation Exhibition, which presents the story of revelation and the descent of the Holy Qur’an. (SPA)
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Updated 11 April 2024
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Makkah’s Eid event brings joy and history

RIYADH: The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites launched the entertainment activities of the second “Makkah Greets Us” event on Thursday, the second day of Eid Al-Fitr.

The event is taking place in the Hira Cultural District, extending until April 15, in cooperation with the Pilgrim Experience Program, the Holy Makkah Municipality, the Makkah Chamber of Commerce, Kidana Development Co., and Al-Balad Al-Ameen Co.

The event includes various entertainment and cultural activities, including hosting the Revelation Exhibition, which presents the story of revelation and the descent of the Holy Qur’an.

It also features the Road to Makkah exhibition, which highlights pilgrimage routes throughout history, as well as folk art performances such as poetic dueling, Taasheer, and Al-Majrour folk dance.

The event is expected to attract over 15,000 visitors daily, promising them a unique and joyful experience during the blessed Eid Al-Fitr.


KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

Updated 02 January 2026
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KSrelief clinic helps displaced people in Yemen

  • Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section

HAJJAH: Scores of internally displaced people in Yemen have received healthcare services at a mobile clinic operated by Saudi aid agency KSrelief.

From Dec. 10-16, 71 people visited the facility at Waalan Camp in Hajjah governorate. Of those, 24 were treated at the communicable disease control clinic, 10 at the emergency clinic, 21 at the internal medicine clinic, three at the reproductive health clinic and 13 at the awareness and health education section.

An additional 58 patients visited the nursing services section, while medications were dispensed to a further 58. One person visited the surgery and wound care clinic.

The facility is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing efforts to provide humanitarian and medical assistance to those affected by the conflict in Yemen.