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 ...

A man was injured after jumping from the upper levels of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, prompting swift intervention by security ...

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 coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one ...

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

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 ...

Two Pakistani nationals have been executed in Makkah after being convicted of attempting to smuggle narcotics into Saudi Arabia. According to a statement ...

(RNS) — For two years as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, Sumaira Malik and her husband, Nauman Chaudary, left their deposit with Dar El Salam Travel for their planned hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca, ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi Arabian authorities partially lifted a coronavirus ban on performing umrah - a ...

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 ...