Accommodation capacity boosted to over 1m faithful for Friday and Eid prayers Worshippers congregate at the Grand Mosque on Friday, marking the start of the last 10 days of the month of Ramadan.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Earlier this year, my mother asked me to take her to Mecca in western Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, or the ...

Guidance, Quran sessions planned for performers of spiritual Islamic rite A pilgrim prays amid heavy rains in the Grand Mosque in Mecca ... Holy Mosques/file Cairo: Saudi authorities have ...

It also houses Masjid al-Qiblatain, where the Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer to Mecca. SNEAKO responds to people saying Saudi Arabia stinks "Wallahi ...

Saudi Arabia has launched the “Road to Makkah” initiative in five countries, including Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Morocco and Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive year since its launching for the ...

The growth in religious tourism aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to diversify the Kingdom’s economy. Infrastructure projects such as the Makkah Route Initiative and the ...

Eid ul Fitr 2025: When is Eid, March 31 or April 1? As the holy month of Ramadan approaches its final stage, the curiosity among Muslims around the world to know the answer to this question is ...

Makkah recorded the highest levels of rainfall across Saudi Arabia on Friday, with the Sarar area in Taif governorate receiving 64mm, according to a report from the Ministry of Environment ...