Located in one of the holiest cities for Muslims worldwide, this museum is an essential destination for Islamic studies ...

Makkah, June 03, 2024, SPA -- The Saudi Third Expansion of ... Verses from the Quran, rendered in elegant Arabic calligraphy, and intricate geometric patterns adorn the walls, echoing the rich ...

Makkah, June 04, 2025, SPA -- The Grand Mosque's lighting ... with many adorned with exquisite Quranic verses in artistic calligraphy. The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that all 484 Nigerian pilgrims affected by a fire incident at their hotel on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah are safe and accounted for.

Among the many iPadOS 26 features Apple plans to unveil at WWDC next week, one curious addition stands out: Apple Pencil reed calligraphy, as reported by Bloomberg. But what does that actually mean?

Hajj security forces have arrested 53 expatriates for violating Hajj regulations and instructions by attempting to enter the city of Makkah and perform Hajj without a permit on Thursday ...

The chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum ( NGF) and Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform the holy pilgrimage. In a message he sent ...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has confirmed a fire incident, at one of the hotels accommodating Nigerian pilgrims on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement ...

held at the headquarters of Kuwait's Hajj affairs office in Makkah Al Mukarramah. The meeting aimed to strengthen cooperation and coordination among GCC nations in serving pilgrims. Qatari Hajj ...

The fossil came back as being about 88,000 years old. This fits in with new evidence from genetic studies that indicates when Makkah and Jerusalem may have first become holy sites for humans.