MECCA, Saudi Arabia >> Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia constitutes the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and is the largest sovereign state in the Middle ...

The Indonesian government has purchased a hotel for the construction of the Indonesian Hajj village in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, ...

Starting January 2026, Saudi Arabia will permit foreign nationals to own real estate in most cities, introducing a new legal ...

MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia has deployed over 50,000 health workers and introduced advanced technologies to protect the health of pilgrims performing Hajj, the ...

Saudi Arabia's plans to remodel Mecca will make Islam's holiest place look "more Las Vegas" and less like a religious shrine, critics say. The Saudi government plans to build a retractable roof over ...

The Royal Commission for Makkah and the Holy Sites said fines ranging from $40 to $26,666 will be imposed on violators ...

Applications open once every year on the first day of Jumada al-Thani and stay open for 60 days. All applications must be submitted online through the platform set up by the Pilgrim Transportation ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the COVID-19 pandemic severely curtailed access to one of ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...