Saudi Arabia, known as the cradle of Islam, is a country of rich history, deep-rooted traditions, and awe-inspiring landmarks that have shaped the Muslim world. While many are familiar with its ...

Saudi Arabia will begin allowing foreign individuals and entities to buy property starting Jan. 1, 2026, with purchases ...

Saudi security forces arrested an Egyptian pilgrim at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after he raised the Palestinian flag beside ...

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is purchasing land in Saudi Arabia to build a village for haj pilgrims.

The project gained momentum following Saudi Arabia’s planned legal reforms that will allow foreign institutions to own land ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign Muslim pilgrims have streamed into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca since Tuesday, ahead of the start of the Hajj ...

Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani briefed President Prabowo Subianto on the ongoing land acquisition in ...

By BARAA ANWER MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities ...

Saudi officials have said they expect the number of pilgrims this year to exceed 2023, when more than 1.8 million people performed Hajj, approaching pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, more than 2.4 ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia >> Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...

Muslim pilgrims walk back to their tents after casting stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers.