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 ...

Riyadh, Makkah and Madinah lead expansion as room inventory continues to increase. Saudi Arabia set to add 94,500 hotel rooms ...

General view of the Grand Mosque during the hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 4, 2025. Saudi ...

MAKKAH — Saudi Arabia will prohibit entry into Makkah or remaining in the city for anyone holding a visa other than a Hajj visa starting April 29. Expatriates, without a Hajj permit, will also be ...

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, ...

Ramadan, a month of immense blessings, provides Muslims with an opportunity to engage in good deeds by giving Zakat (charity) to support the poor and people in need, and Saudi Arabia has several ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...