The recently-renovated Al Mansaf Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Al Zulfi Governorate was reopened to worshippers on Monday, local media reported.
The 150-year-old mosque, located 260km northeast of Riyadh, is considered one of the oldest heritage buildings in the region.
The mosque has undergone a thorough renovation process as part of the Mohammed bin Salman Project for Historical Mosques Renovation in the Kingdom.
Under the renovation project, 30 mosques in 10 regions will be restored and renovated.
Throughout history, Al Mansaf mosque has been distinguished for its strategic location as it lies in a transit area between the north of Saudi Arabia and Arab Gulf states.
Saudi charity platform receives SR260 million in donations in 24 hours
Ehsan acts as a safe and legal way of donating money to worthy causes, with people putting their money into trusted hands
Updated 18 April 2021
April 17, 2021 23:27
JEDDAH: Charity platform Ehsan has received SR260 million (($69.3 million) in donations in the first 24 hours of its launch.
King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, philanthropists and companies are among those supporting Saudi Arabia’s latest national charity campaign.
Among the largest donations received are: SR40 million from Waqf Sulaiman Al-Rajhi; SR25 million from the late Sheikh Mohammed Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi’s charities Nama and Ataa; SR15 million from Saudi Aramco; SR10 million from Saudi Telecom Co.; SR7 million from Al-Rajhi Bank, and SR5 million each from Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and Saudi National Bank.