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The Muharram moon, which marks the beginning of the new Islamic year, could not be sighted today, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Tuesday. This means that Youm-e-Ashura.
Top Swiss group Schindler has won a major contract to supply 150 elevators and escalators for Masar, an urban giga project in Makkah. Schindler will be deploying its robotic system for installing 44 units - thus marking its first mission in Saudi Arabia.