Mecca authorities unveil two-month plan for upcoming Hajj season
The General Presidency for the Holy Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque started implementing its two-month plan for the upcoming Hajj season, stretching from the beginning…
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Saudi Arabia provides more than 9,000 mobility scooters for elderly in Mecca
The department of mobility services at the general authority for the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque is providing over 9,000 free mobility scooters for…
Hotel in Mecca evacuated after fire
A hotel in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, where two million Muslims will perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, was evacuated Monday after a fire…
Mecca Grand Mosque: Man tries to set himself alight – Video
A man tried to set himself alight with gasoline beside the Kaaba, the black-clad building towards which the world’s Muslims face to pray, inside Mecca’s…
Six Islamic States to present ‘Attack on Mecca’
Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet reiterated on Monday its strong condemnation of attacks perpetrated by Yemen’s Houthi militias against holy sites in the Kingdom. The Custodian of…
Iran Slams Saudi ‘Ridiculous’ Accusation of Yemeni Missile Fired at Mecca
Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed as “ridiculous” the allegations raised by Saudi and Emirati officials that Yemeni forces have fired a missile at the holy city…
Turkey strongly condemns Houthi’s Mecca missile attack
Turkey strongly condemned Friday a missile attack by Yemen’s Shia Houthi militia Thursday on Mecca – a sacred place for Muslims, according to a Foreign…
In Egypt, ecstatic pilgrims start journey to Mecca
Pilgrims have been saying their farewells at Cairo airport before leaving for Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj in the tradition, they believe, of the…
Arar border crossing opens for Iraqi pilgrims heading to Mecca
The Arar border crossing between Iraq and Saudi was opened yesterday for Iraqi pilgrims to pass through on their way to Mecca, the Anadolu Agency…
View of Mecca 131 year ago – photo
A Saudi newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a picture of Makkah nearly 131 years ago. The picture in ‘Ajel’ Arabic language daily showed…