Stop! it's Makkah Time!

You can't touch this!

Saudi Arabia seeks Muslim alternative to GMT

The launch of the giant new clock tower in Makkah could establish the site as alternative time zone to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for the world’s Muslims.

Saudi Arabia is hoping that the landmark project will encourage Muslims to set their watches to the time shown on the faces that sit more than 400m over the Holy Haram courtyard of Islam’s holiest site, AFP has reported.

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i dont get the point of it =/

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?