This week's stories and updates from the Middle East’s hospitality scene. Layoffs, leadership changes and a Lebanon expansion ...

From space, Mecca appears as a city of light and contrast, with winding roads threading through rugged mountains. The radiant Great Mosque of Mecca and the Kaaba stand at its heart, a spiritual beacon ...

Dubai: The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance in Saudi Arabia has issued new directives ahead of the month of Ramadan, banning the use of cameras in mosques to film the imam and ...

2025 Middle Eastcategory Saudi Arabia invites leaders of Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan for talks on Friday February 20, 2025 Middle Eastcategory Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not ...

Imam Mohammed bin Saud bin Mohammed bin Muqrin was the founder of the First Saudi State in 1727. He was one of the four sons of Saud bin Mohammed bin Muqrin, alongside his brothers Thunayan, Mishari, ...