By the 12th day of hajj operations, the Ministry has recorded 175 groups, totaling 68,082 pilgrims and 697 officials, ...

This is the fourth part in series about travels in Saudi Arabia, along the line of the Hejaz railway. My 10:00 bus to Medina—the beginning of a nine-hour ride across the desert—departed on time. I had ...

A massive explosion lit up the skies over Medina, Saudi Arabia, near the Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest site. The September 11 incident triggered panic among residents and visitors as videos ...

A fatal accident involving a bus filled with Indian pilgrims killed at least 45 people near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Medina, Indian police said on Nov. 17, one of the deadliest crashes in the Gulf ...

Efforts to streamline the faithful's entry as pilgrimage nears Cairo: The first batch of Muslim pilgrims from China have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj 2025 amid stepped-up preparations in ...

Ichsan stated that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah continues to remind pilgrims to discipline themselves in maintaining their health amidst the hot weather conditions in Saudi Arabia.

Mecca receives millions of Muslim pilgrims each year but the city is undergoing massive development aimed at drawing more — Sameer Al-DOUMY Saudi Arabia on Monday said foreigners are from now on ...

Saudi Arabia’s capital market watchdog said Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed Saudi firms that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest cities of Mecca and Medina as the Gulf ...

Wizz Air is expanding its Saudi Arabia operations with the launch of a second Airbus A321XLR route from London Gatwick Airport (LGW), introducing nonstop flights to Medina. The long-haul service, set ...