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Mecca

Type: City

Name: Mecca

Country: Saudi Arabia

Latitude: 21.43

Longitude: 39.82

population: 1,199,659

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 14 mins ago - 2 reports

World Health Organization

WHO offers to help S. Arabia contain deadly coronavirus

GENEVA The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw up advice ahead of the annual Haj pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims.The UN agency, ... [Published Oman Tribune - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Coronavirus, World Health Organization, Risk Assessment, Saudi Arabia, Mecca

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Saher car burned, cameras smashed

MAKKAH – A group of unidentified persons smashed and burned two Saher cameras and a Saher car in broad daylight and then fled the scene, Makkah police spokesman Fawzi Al-Ansari said. The incident took place Thursday morning. The men threw a highly flammable ... [Published Saudi Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Mecca, Flammable, Chemical, Arrests

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Elderly homes in a shambles

Residents complain about pitiful living conditionsAshwaq Al-TuwairqiOkaz/Saudi GazetteMAKKAH — Residents of charitable old age homes in Makkah are complaining that they live in pitiful conditions.The absence of safety means and maintenance is threatening ... [Published Saudi Gazette - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Mecca, Social Security, Civil Defense, Constructive Eviction

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

National ID forgers ‘stamped out’

JEDDAH: ARAB NEWSLast Update 25 May 2013 3:37 amMakkah Police has arrested three members of a family and a government employee who had forged Saudi national identity cards for SR 250, 000.Two Yemeni brothers, their father and the Saudi official who assisted ... [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Mecca, Lieutenant Colonel, Police

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

One face, different expressions show inspires enthusiasts

Artist Norah Al-Qahtani, and Ahmed Al-Tayeb, director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Makkah region, with other guests at the event. (AN photo)| | A AJEDDAH: FOUZIA KHANLast Update 24 May 2013 5:06 amAn art exhibition depicting ... [Published Arab News - May 24 2013]

Entities: Consul, Mecca, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Facial Nerve

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Four arrested for forging Saudi IDs

MAKKAH — Police in Makkah have arrested three Yemenis and two Saudis, one of them a government official, who allegedly formed a gang and forged Saudi IDs for SR250,000 each. Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsin Al-Maiman said police are still searching ... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 24 2013]

Entities: Mecca, Police, Lieutenant Colonel

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Fairmont Raffles Hotels International

Raffles Makkah Palace launches photography competition

JEDDAH — In an innovative move that aims to highlight the diversity of the Holy City while supporting emerging artists, the renowned Raffles Makkah Palace has teamed up with the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts to announce its first annual photography ... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 24 2013]

Entities: Mecca, Raffles Hotels and Resorts, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Mecca Wilson

Full Story Guest BookFull Story Guest BookCharles "Denny" Kerr died May 21, 2013. Memorial Service will be held 2PM Saturday June 1, 2013 at Rosewood...Full Story Guest BookAnnie ArnoldAnnie Arnold, 89, passed away May 22, 2013. Funeral services were ... [Published Cleveland Advocate - May 24 2013]

Entities: Mecca

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Officials gather at fourth memorial for former President Roh Moo-hyun

A memorial service marking the fourth anniversary of the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun was held on this Thursday in his hometown of Bongha Village in South Gyeongsang Province.A large group of politicians, including dozens of incumbent Democratic ... [Published Arirang - May 23 2013]

Entities: Choi Kyung-hwan, Mecca, Suicide, US Dollar

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Makkah & Madinah notes plunge...

Makkah & Madinah noted the plunge in its share price yesterday, linking it to the sale of a large volume of shares a price well below the mid-market price for the past 12 months. "Save for the share trade referred to above, the Company is not aware of ... [Published TrustNet - May 23 2013]

Entities: Mecca, Share Price, Stocks

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

MAKKAH & MADINAH HOLDINGS LIMITED - Share Movement

MAKKAH & MADINAH HOLDINGS LIMITED ("MMH" or the "Company") Share Movement 23 May 2013The Company notes the sharp downward move on 21 May 2013 in the price of its shares. The Company is mindful of the limited liquidity in the shares, and has noted that ... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 23 2013]

Entities: Mecca, Stocks, Richard Gray, Daniel Stewart, Panmure Gordon & Co Ltd

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Pilgrims' agency licenses 2,763 buildings in Makkah

(MENAFN - Arab News) Zuhair Haddad, head of the pilgrims housing committee in Makkah, said it has issued 2,763 building permits since it started work at ... [Published MENAFN - May 23 2013]

Entities: Mecca, Corroboration

Quotes

"Wherever there is a need for immediate repair, we are doing it. We along with R and B (Public Works Department) are doing the work. The vulnerable points would be repaired" said Vice Chairman of Lakes And Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), Irfan Yaseen

Damaged wall, a blot on Kashmir's Dal lake [Published News Track India - 1 hour ago]

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Woolwich murder suspect 'was offered job with MI5 six months ago', claims childhood friend [Published Mail Online UK - 3 hours ago]

...to the Prophet at Ghadeer-e Khum near Mecca after the Farewell Pilgrimage perfected Islam, with God Almighty saying in ayah 3 of Surah Ma’edah: "This day have I perfected for you your religion and finalized My blessings upon you, and pleased to bestow upon you Islam as your religion." It was Imam Ali (AS) to whom the Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) had entrusted the performing of his last rites...

Mowla Ali: The Ka`ba of Belief [Published IRIB World Service - 4 hours ago]

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Restaurant review: The Sushi Oke [Published Times of India - 35 mins ago]
Damaged wall, a blot on Kashmir's Dal lake [Published News Track India - 1 hour ago]
Woolwich murder suspect 'was offered job with M... [Published Mail Online UK - 3 hours ago]
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Mowla Ali: The Ka`ba of Belief [Published IRIB World Service - 4 hours ago]
Scouts launch family care campaign [Published Individual.com - 4 hours ago]
Saudi- Govt to spend $ 66 bn on water projects ... [Published MENAFN - 5 hours ago]
Saudi- Walls to be built around rail tracks at ... [Published MENAFN - 5 hours ago]
Laina Farhat-Holzman: Guardian newspaper surpas... [Published Santa Cruz Sentinel - 7 hours ago]
HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 2... [Published HVS International - Singapore Bureau - 8 hours ago]
WHO offers to help S. Arabia contain deadly cor... [Published Oman Tribune - 9 hours ago]
Elderly homes in a shambles [Published Saudi Gazette - 9 hours ago]
Saher car burned, cameras smashed [Published Saudi Gazette - 9 hours ago]
Thousands of Indonesians seek travel documents [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]
WHO to help KSA probe coronavirus before... [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]
Exams begin for over 3 m students [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]
National ID forgers ‘stamped out’ [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]
Thousands of Indonesians seek travel... [Published Arab News - 10 hours ago]
Shutdown, clashes in Palhallan [Published Greater Kashmir - 11 hours ago]
Rafiq was a B.Tech pass-out [Published Greater Kashmir - 11 hours ago]
4 soldiers, militant killed in fierce gunfight ... [Published Greater Kashmir - 11 hours ago]
CHP honors fallen officer in highway dedication [Published KESQ - 11 hours ago]
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MGM Springfield's entertainment value [Published WWLP.com - 13 hours ago]
The black eunuchs and the Ottoman dynasty [Published Turkish Daily - 13 hours ago]
Kingdom rises to challenges as Jordanians celeb... [Published Jordan Times - 14 hours ago]

Blogs

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In loving memory of El Hajj Malcolm Latif El Sh... [Published Dogma and Geopolitics - 3 hours ago] Reblogged from Moorbey'z Blog: by Malaika H Kambon On the joyous occasion of his 26th birthday, at a party surrounded by his family and friends, Malcolm Shabazz kisses his beloved mother, Qubilah Shabazz, on Oct. 9, 2010, a month before his Hajj to Mecca. ...
Jihad Butchery in London and the Big Islamic Li... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - 22 hours ago] Jihad Butchery in London and the Big Islamic Lie (Blog and Interview) http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2013/05/24/jihad-butchery-in-london-and-the-big-islamic-lie-blog-and-interview/ May 24th, 2013 (2 hours ago) by Andrew Bostom\| No Comments 194 visitors ...
The Eight Most Xenophobic Stances Of Tom Tancre... [Published Think Progress - May 23 2013] Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) Former Congressman Tom Tancredo (R), who finished second in the 2010 Colorado gubernatorial race as an American Constitution Party candidate, said Wednesday that he will seek the Republican nomination for governor ...
Man Behind "Palestinian" Jihad Flag at Paterson... [Published Atlas Shrugs - May 21 2013] I reported on the flying of this jihad flag in New Jersey last Monday. Now it comes out that the Muslim leader behind this is a convicted felon. No one noticed or cared, but my colleagues and I are condemned and vilified.This is the exaltation of evil. ...
Far-Left Hate Site Think Progress's Hayes Brown... [Published Atlas Shrugs - May 21 2013] The uber-left Think Progress is coming to the defense of vicious apartheid like policies under the sharia. Think Progress's feeble attempt to justify creed apartheid in saud Arabia os laughable. It is noteworthy that that Hayes Brown neglects to mention ...

Audio/Video

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At least 17 dead in crash on Dead Sea Highway [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Mar 16 2013]
China's Las Vegas of the East [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Jan 31 2013]
Paris Hilton Goes to Mecca [Published FOX Business - Video - Nov 26 2012]
Inside Akihabara: Videogame Mecca of Japan [Published Wired Videos - Nov 03 2009]

Press Releases

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Alight.com Announces Partnership with Affiliate... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 22 2013]
Terramar Creates a Dining Mecca at The Headquar... [Published Business Wire - May 01 2013]
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Terramar Creates a Dining Mecca at The Headquar... [Published Business Wire Retail News - May 01 2013]
LABEL 5 Scotch Whisky stellt originelle Online-... [Published PR Newswire - Apr 18 2013]