Darb Market attracts significant number of visitors

Situated in a historic quarter once central to Darb’s trading networks, the venue has undergone extensive renovation. (SPA)
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Updated 20 February 2026
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Darb Market attracts significant number of visitors

JAZAN: Darb Market at Ramadan has opened amid celebrations infused with character, attracting significant visitor and shopper turnout. The market blends local authenticity and cultural heritage with modern sensibility.

Situated in a historic quarter once central to Darb’s trading networks, the venue has undergone extensive renovation.

The project encompasses 75 fixed retail units, 30 kiosks allocated to entrepreneurial families, and 400 popular vendor stands arranged along designated circulation paths to help facilitate mobility.

Throughout the month-long event, the marketplace provides varied traditional merchandise, Ramadan foods, and artisan crafts, complemented by coffee houses dispensing authentic Arabic coffee, all within surroundings radiating warmth.

Ali Al-Ateef, Darb Municipality’s president, said that Darb Market’s Ramadan initiative demonstrated commitment to regulating commercial operations and advancing investment prospects while empowering productive households through comprehensive vendor-shopper infrastructure.

He emphasized the market’s emergence as a daily draw for visitors and tourists and an attraction which manifested Darb’s character through its Ramadan traditions.


Al-Sudais launches charity campaign in Makkah

Updated 27 February 2026
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Al-Sudais launches charity campaign in Makkah

MAKKAH: Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, has launched the Al-Jood Menna Wa Feena (Generosity Springs From Us and Returns to Us) campaign — affiliated with the Jood Housing platform — in Makkah.

Al-Sudais said that the presidency’s participation in the campaign stemmed from a sense of social responsibility and was a reinforcement of the values of solidarity encouraged by religion.

He also expressed his gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their gracious patronage of charitable works which helped to serve the interest of citizens while ensuring a good and stable life.