More than 122 million visitors gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina throughout the holy ...

As the number of pilgrims heading to Mecca and Medina are spiralling, Saudi security authorities have ramped up efforts to streamline traffic on roads leading to both holy cities. Mecca and Medina ...

Train journeys raised to 130 per day in finale of fasting month Pilgrims on way to board the high-speed Haramain train that connects the Saudi holy cities of Mecca and Medina. SPA Cairo: ...

The timing of Eid al-Fitr is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar.

Advertisement Mecca and Medina, considered the two holiest sites ... Leaders in Iraq and Iran declared Sunday as the start of the holy month, as did Morocco, Pakistan and India.

Aly Goni embarks on a spiritual journey to Mecca and Medina during the holy month of Ramzan, performing Umrah for the third time. Taking a bold step, he decides to shave his head for the first time ...

Saudi Arabia on Monday said foreigners are from now on allowed to invest in Saudi-listed companies that own property in Mecca and Medina ... permitted to enter the holy cities.

Muslims regard the site as the third holiest in Islam, after Mecca and Medina. Al-Aqsa is the name given to the whole compound and is home to two Muslim holy places: the Dome of the Rock and the ...