Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, the holiest city according to Islam, has been hit by extreme weather. Footage circulating on social media shows entire neighbourhoods partially submerged amid the heavy ...

The photos below, taken from the air by Ali Al Qarni of Reuters, show "Muslim worshippers praying at the Grand mosque, the holiest place in Islam, in the holy city of Mecca during Ramadan on July ...

It’s illegal under Saudi law and prohibited by Muslim jurisprudence for non-Muslims to enter Mecca’s holy sites. (JTA) – It was billed as a historic news scoop: the first Jewish Israeli ...

Saudi Arabian authorities are cracking down on unauthorised pilgrims taking part in the annual four-day Hajj. The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

World’s largest barbershop opens near the holiest site, revolutionising pilgrim services The barbershop has 170 chairs and can serve over 15,000 pilgrims daily, with each service averaging just ...

Colour indicator in Nusuk app helps pilgrims perform Umrah with ease Worshippers and pilgrims cramming the courtyard around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque during the Friday prayers. Supplied ...