MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — 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 ...

Saudi authorities have announced that visitors holding different categories of visas will now be allowed to perform Umrah ...

The news was just announced If you’re a Muslim travelling to Saudi Arabia, you’ll be happy to know that the country has ...

NDTV was among the first Indians to visit the Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia, a luxury destination that the kingdom is ...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has announced a new licensing system for pilgrim accommodations in ...

Saudi Arabian authorities have stopped over 269,000 individuals without the necessary permits from entering Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials announced on Sunday. The Saudi ...

Accor’s 3,000-key deal, Shura Island golf debut, IHG’s talent push and new social media rules define Saudi’s week. From ...

Muslim pilgrims perform prayers around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca ahead of the hajj pilgrimage — Abdel Ghani BASHIR Enormous crowds of ...

They nearly overthrew the Saudi monarchy, potentially leading to the collapse of Saudi Arabia. This rebellion was carried out at the heart of Islam, and perhaps this is why Saudi Arabia has once again ...

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 ...

Previously, only pilgrims with an Umrah visa (issued specifically for the pilgrimage) were allowed to perform Umrah. Tourist ...

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 ...