Mecca and Medina are two common names many people come across when Muslims are preparing for Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Dhu al-Hijjah ...

Last year, a record 13.5 million Muslims visited the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. As I passed through immigration at the Mumbai airport wearing an abaya for the first time in ...

Surprisingly heavy rainfall and flooding throughout December have led to the striking scenes of green desert hills surrounding the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Videos and photos circulating on ...

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Source: Saudi Press Agency Cairo: As the number of pilgrims heading to Mecca and Medina are spiralling, Saudi security authorities have ramped up efforts to streamline traffic on roads leading to ...

SPA Cairo: Residents and visitors of the Saudi cities of Mecca and Medina, home to Islam’s two holiest mosque, made more than 320 million phone calls during the first half of the current Muslim ...

Saudi Arabia is set to begin allowing non-Saudis to invest in publicly-traded companies that own real estate in Mecca and Medina. According to a statement from the Capital Market Authority ...