RIYADH: When it comes to Haj, the Saudi Armed Forces (SAF) is not behind in doing its own share to help Hajis perform pilgrimage during the current Haj season, according to online publication Sabq.
It has done this through its various departments. The Public Administration for Religious Affairs (PARA) has set up various centers for the treatment of sunstroke and heat stress among the pilgrims in Mina.
This comes within the context of SAF’s awareness of the extension of services to the pilgrims in coordination with relevant authorities and various sectors.
The Department of Medical Services (DMS) also provides services through the SAF’s hospital in the holy places in Mina and the Center for Armed Forces Family Medicine, in addition to many clinics.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Al-Amir, the commander of medical mission of the Saudi Armed Forces in Haj, said the services include a number of doctors and nurses.
“The participation of the SAF’s medical services mission includes a number of preventive and curative health functions of the pilgrims,” he said.
He said this is being done through the operation of SAF hospitals in the holy places, in addition to specialized centers for the treatment of sunstroke and heat stress.
The SAF has also formed 20 ambulatory band field fully equipped for the purpose of providing health care to the pilgrims, in addition to the participation of a number of medical evacuation aircraft.
For his part, Brig. Gen. Misfer Al-Issa, SAF commander of religious affairs camps, said the Management of Religious Affairs serves the pilgrims through the Saudi Ministry of Defense.
“The Saudi Ministry of Defense, through its officials or troops, plays host to scientists, conducts lectures and seminars, and establishes scientific lessons, in addition to the distribution of the Holy Qur’an and books in several languages,” he said.
Saudi Army not behind in reaching out to Hajis
Saudi Army not behind in reaching out to Hajis
Saudi, Pakistan defense chiefs discuss ‘measures needed to halt’ Iranian attacks on Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Asim Munir discussed Iran’s attacks on the Kingdom, amid the escalating military conflict in the Middle East.
“We discussed Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and the measures needed to halt them within the framework of our Joint Strategic Defense Agreement,” Prince Khalid wrote on social media early on Saturday.
“We stressed that such actions undermine regional security and stability and expressed hope that the Iranian side will exercise wisdom and avoid miscalculation.”
The US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has since attacked a number of sites across the Gulf.
Tehran has also attacked US and Israeli military assets as the war as escalated, impacting lives in the peaceful Arabian Gulf peninsula and risked shaking the global economy as Iran continued restricting energy shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said a number of drones had been shot down that were targeting the Shayba oil field in the Empty Quarter on Saturday.
A drone attacked the US embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday causing a minor fire, but no one was hurt in the incident.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement” in September, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both.
Separately, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, the Saudi interior minister, received a call from his Pakistani counterpart Raza Naqvi, who condemned the blatant attacks targeting the Kingdom and affirmed his country’s solidarity in confronting any threats to the Kingdom’s security and stability, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
