Torrential rains kill 48 in Saudi Arabia
UPI - Thu Nov 26, 11:43 am ETMECCA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Heavy rains sweeping across Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage to Mecca left 48 people dead, it was reported Thursday.
Saudi Arabia
4420 Stories, most recent news story added Thu Nov 26, 2:10 pm ET
News Stories
-
Nigerian President In Saudi Arabia For Treating Heart Ailment
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 2:10 pm ET(RTTNews) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is currently undergoing treatment for an acute heart ailment in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, said officials on Thursday.
-
Worst Flood In 27 Years Kill 77 In Saudi Arabia
INO News - Thu Nov 26, 10:11 am ET(RTTNews) - The worst flood in 27 years in Saudi Arabia killed 77 people, reports quoting the Saudi government said Thursday. Incessant rain until Thursday morning soaked the faithfuls and flooded the roads to the holy city of Mecca where millions are converging for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
-
50 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia
The Pakistan Link - Thu Nov 26, 10:49 am ETMAKKAH: A total of 50 Hajj pilgrims from Pakistan have died in Saudi Arabia during performance of Hajj.
-
Floods kill 77 as hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 9:11 am ETJeddah - Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual hajj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wedne...
-
Floods kill 48 as hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 7:42 am ETJeddah - Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual hajj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. The civil defence authority for the holy Muslim city of Mecca said that Wednesd...
-
Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain after heavy rains kill 77 in Saudi Arabia
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Nov 25, 8:04 am ETMOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.
-
First Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Management Agreement Signed in Saudi Arabia
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 2:14 pm ETDUBAI, U.A.E.----Hilton Worldwide today announced the signing of a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading Group for the first Doubletree by Hilton in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Al Khobar.
-
Pilgrims start hajj rites amid downpour in Saudi Arabia - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 25, 10:26 am ETJeddah - The skies opened as millions of Muslims pilgrims started the hajj rites in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, leaving the desert kingdom drenched in rain. In Mina, the torrential downpour turned roads into rivers of mud and left do...
-
Pizza Fusion Opens First International Franchise in Saudi Arabia
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 9:13 am ETFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----Pizza Fusion announced the opening of its first international franchise in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia through a master franchise development agreement with Samir Food Co., Ltd., a Samir Group company.
-
Saudi Arabia Adds Doctors, Beds in H1N1 Prevention During Hajj
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 10:00 am ETNov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, increased the number of health-care workers at airports and hospitals as the kingdom seeks to prevent the spread of swine flu among Muslims during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
-
Saudi Arabia awards contract to Raytheon
UPI - Mon Nov 23, 7:14 pm ETDUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia has contracted Raytheon to deliver its surveillance technologies to support air traffic management and safety.
-
View Systems' Product Partner, Belcom, Announces Orders From Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh and the UAE
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 11:14 am ETBALTIMORE, Md. -- View Systems, Inc. , a security and tele-data solutions provider, announced today that the company's leading authorized and exclusive international dealer and business partner, Belcom, a Belhasa International Company, has received a second round of orders for ViewScan units and other View Systems products from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India and the United Arab Emirates.
-
Flooding, traffic jams and swine-flu fears snarl Islam's hajj in Saudi Arabia
Denver Post - Thu Nov 26, 4:52 am ETMuslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.
-
Saudi Arabia Freight Transport Report Q2 2009 - New Report Published
OfficialWire - Thu Nov 26, 5:27 am ETThe Saudi North-South Railway is set to begin freight operations in 2010. The project is part of the country's plan to increase its railway network. The railway will cater for the transport of freight and will service the country's northern mining initiatives.
-
Flu kills four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
CNN - Sat Nov 21, 6:19 pm ETA teenager and three elderly people in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage have died of the H1N1 flu virus, the Saudi Health Ministry said.
Video
-
Floods block road to Mecca Haj
Reuters - Wed Nov 25, 1:39 pm ET -
Haj pilgrims gather amid H1N1 fears
Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:08 pm ET -
Hajj pilgrimage from your armchair
AFP - Mon Nov 2, 10:39 am ET
Global Voices
-
Yemen: A Civil or Proxy War?
Mon Nov 23, 3:42 am EST -
Saudi Arabia: We'll Defend Ourselves - For The Right Reason
Wed Nov 18, 12:08 am EST -
Saudi Arabia: The Houthis, Iran and Saudi Arabia
Mon Nov 9, 1:07 am EST -
Saudi Arabia: A Blogger's Praise Of Britain
Sun Nov 8, 2:38 pm EST -
MENA: H1N1, Vaccines and Conspiracy Theories
Sat Nov 7, 3:45 pm EST
Most Blogged About
-
IRIB Radio: "Students want Ahmadinejad to expel Saudi envoy"
Soccer Dad - Wed Nov 25, 2:44 am EST -
Saudi Arabia sentences TV host to death for witchcraft
Dhimmi Watch - Wed Nov 25, 7:52 am EST -
Saudi Arabia: Witchcraft and Sorcery Cases on the Rise
Human Rights Watch News Releases - Tue Nov 24, 10:13 am EST
Yahoo! News Search
Photos
Saudi Arabia Photos
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
Open slideshowReuters
