ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a ...

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia — More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this year's Hajj, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a ...

Al Batha to Harada, Saudi Arabia Road trips across the GCC: Highway 10, Saudi Arabia. Driving time: 3 hours (260km) Perhaps not the most enthralling of journeys, but a noteworthy one none the less.

Saudi officials said they had stopped 269,678 people without permits from entering Mecca, and blamed overcrowding at the Hajj on unauthorized participants. It also says they made up large numbers ...

Saudi Arabia, once known for its vast arid deserts and lack of permanent rivers, has undergone an extraordinary transformation in agriculture over the past six decades. From just 400 km² of ...

Luckily, the date for Eid al-Adha 2025 has been confirmed. According to Al-Jazeera, authorities in Saudi Arabia have confirmed that this special day will begin at sunset on Thursday, June 5, and ...

Media reports that Saudi Arabia will lift its decades-old ban on alcohol in select tourist zones have prompted the flare-up of a vigorous online debate in the conservative kingdom, with some ...

France and Saudi Arabia are working on a proposal to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hamas, according to people familiar with the discussions. Saudi officials have been in contact with Hamas ...

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, construction works for the Asaan Museum have recently begun.Located in the historic At-Turaif district of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, the Asaan Museum aims to be a ...

Utah was the punchline for a joke on "Saturday Night Live's" 50th season finale — in a comparison with Saudi Arabia. ... “We have a very similar footprint, as a nation that is desert-based.