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 Arabia anticipates widespread rainfall during the mid-year school holidays, with alerts ranging from yellow to orange for moderate to heavy downpours, wind and reduced visibility. Residents and ...

Khaberni - Minister of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places, Mohammad Al-Khalaileh, said on Tuesday that an agreement was ...

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, ...

In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo taken with slow shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil, ...

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 ...

Riyadh Season 2025-26 unveils 'Flying Over Saudi,' a groundbreaking aerial cinematic experience at Boulevard City. This ...

Authorities completed legal procedures, and the Chief Imam urged pilgrims to respect the site's sanctity and highlighted ...

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 security officer who stopped the man from hitting the ground suffered fractures, according to the authorities ...

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 ...