Tag: crane accident

RIYADH: Saudi Binladin Group has asked for an extension on an 817 million riyal ($217.8 million) Islamic loan that matured last week and which was being used to fund construction on the kingdom's Grand Mosque site, sources aware of the matter said.

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a Hajj marred by double tragedies that killed more than 800 people.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman has said said in a statement on Saturday that at least 47 Pakistanis were injured in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque of Makkah. At least 107 pilgrims were died in the incident.