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 ...

Danantara said the phased strategy was chosen to ensure that the development of Hajj Village progresses in a measured and ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Police in Mecca say they have arrested a Saudi man who helped an Israeli-Jewish reporter sneak into Islam's holiest city, defying a rule that only Muslims can enter the ...

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority seeks feedback on draft controls for real estate ownership by listed companies, funds ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, ...

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, ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia --High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque and killed at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj ...