Jim Friday will speak about Medina sandstone on Sunday, May 4, 3 p.m., at the Clarkson Academy, 8343 Ridge Road. Friday ...

Dubai: With the annual Hajj pilgrimage set to begin in a few weeks, millions of Muslims preparing to visit Mecca will once ...

Mina, often referred to as the "City of Tents," is a small valley located five to eight kilometers east of Makkah, Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has announced that foreign investors are now permitted to invest in listed companies owning real estate in Mecca and Medina. This policy change, effective ...

This 18th century fortress-port-turned-kitesurfing-mecca features honey-stone walls that have held off attacks from the Portuguese and the French - although ...

Its ultimate target is Mecca and Medina. If we cannot go to war with Israel, then at the very least, we should boycott Israeli products.” Clarifying Pakistan’s stance, he said: “The people ...

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Of course, there will be challenges along the way, including managing a very large influx of visitors (most travellers to Mecca do so via the Jeddah airport), ensuring a sustainable tourism industry, ...

Last week, Bursch, the senior counsel for the right-wing Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom, argued before the Supreme Court on South Carolina’s behalf in Medina v. Planned ...

Supplied Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged pilgrims not to stand for too long next to a revered stone in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place in the city of Mecca, saying the behaviour ...

Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024, at the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of ...

As the first nation to embrace Christianity in 301 CE, faith has left its mark not just in spirit but in stone—shaping the country's iconic churches and monasteries. The land is home to seven ...