The contracts are part of the kingdom’s push to triple the number of pilgrims visiting during Hajj and Umrah to more than 30 ...

The private sector is taking a leading role in developing projects in Saudi Arabia.

ARAFAT — Hajj security forces arrested a total of 57 people for entering Makkah without Hajj permits. They include an Egyptian resident and a Saudi citizen for transporting 43 pilgrims in violation of ...

The Makkah Chamber (officially the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry) has issued a report highlighting ongoing ...

Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites has awarded six urban development areas in the holy city of Mecca. The sites cover a total area of more than 2.7 million square metres ...

The Hajj is the most sacred pilgrimages and is also considered the fifth pillar of Islam. The Kiswah, the sacred black cloth ...

In the 1980s, he ordered that the spelling “Makkah” be used in all government and private sector correspondences in the Kingdom when writing in the Latin script. Translations of names from Arabic to ...

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Malaysian Haj pilgrims have been advised to take care of their health and limit outdoor activities following extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, with ...

An international diplomatic incident was caused by the name of a chain of bingo halls across Britain, newly released files reveal. The Sunni Mufti of Beiruit was offended by the name Credit: Photo: ...