Dubai: Since its launch, the Mecca Route Initiative has facilitated the journey of more than one million pilgrims, the Saudi ...

Production designer Luke Hull described the planet, with its cafes and promenades, as having an “elegant European interwar vibe,” while its architecture is inspired by Turin, Mecca and Medina.

Accommodation permits issued in city as 1st batches of overseas pilgrims land in kingdom A Hajj pilgrim is being welcomed upon arriving at the King Abdulaziz airport in Jeddah en route to Mecca.

This month, the main Hajj rituals are performed in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, in Saudi Arabia. First, a fine of up to Saudi Riyals 20,000 (INR 4,53,707) will be imposed on individuals ...

One auxiliary voyage travelled up the Red Sea to Jidda, only a few hundred miles from the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Records show that on this journey, the ships left for Sri Lanka from Banda ...

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Jeddah is also significant as the gateway to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities of Islam and sites of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. "The significance of the connectivity between India and ...

By visiting Jeddah—long recognised as the port of entry for Indian pilgrims journeying to Mecca and Medina—Modi is emphasising the historical and cultural layers of India-Saudi Arabia relations.

With India having the world’s third-largest Muslim population, Saudi Arabia holds strategic importance due to the presence of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, further deepening the cultural ...

One of the most efficient and comfortable ways to travel between Mecca and Medina the Haramain High-Speed Railway - a modern and reliable alternative to road travel. Launched in 2018, the Haramain ...

Saudi Arabia is the keeper of the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina and needs to be seen as worthy of that position. Joining the Abraham Accords would have to be skillfully negotiated in ...

A total of 27 Afghan pilgrims who traveled to Saudi Arabia for hajj this year died in Mecca and Medina, Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs Noor Mohammad Saqib said on Tuesday. Speaking at ...