Makkah: Under high temperatures and the scorching sun, pilgrims use simple umbrellas to avert the sun’s rays while performing spiritual rituals at holy sites in Makkah. Pilgrims have to use umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat of the sun duri…
Brussels: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that NATO member states are close to reaching a consensus to raise defense spending to five percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Speaking to reporters following a meeting o…
Kuwait City: A total of 1,673,230 pilgrims are performing Hajj this year, including 1,506,576 from abroad and 166,654 from within the Kingdom, the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) announced Thursday. The number of male pilgrims totaled …
Kuwait City: Undersecretary of Kuwait’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs Dr. Bader Al-Mutairi stated that the plan to escort pilgrims from Kuwait to the holy sites of Mount Arafat and Muzdalifah region was executed successfully and smoothly.
According t…
Kuwait City: Kuwait crude oil climbed 31 cents during Wednesday’s trading to reach USD 65.24 per barrel compared with USD 64.93 per barrel the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said Thursday.
According to Kuwait News Agency, while Kuwa…