The launch of the giant new clock tower in Makkah could establish the site as alternative time zone to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for the world’s Muslims. Saudi Arabia is hoping that the landmark ...

Makkah Grand Mosque and Abraj Al-Bait. Aleph Hospitality expands Saudi footprint with Makkah signing. appointments, hotel, ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism has increased regulatory inspections of hotels and serviced accommodation in Makkah and Madinah during the Ramadan travel season.

More than three million pilgrims visited Saudi Arabia during this year’s hajj, according to figures released by the Central Department of Statistics and Information. The Gulf kingdom said a total of 3 ...

MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia has deployed over 50,000 health workers and introduced advanced technologies to protect the health of pilgrims performing Hajj, the ...

As uncertainty disrupts travel across the region, Saudi Arabia has stepped forward with a large-scale hospitality effort in ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental ...

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Hajia Samira Bawumia, are safe and in good health in Mecca, Saudi ...

At least 323 Egyptian pilgrims died during the Hajj pilgrimage in western Saudi Arabia, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries' responses ...