Nearly 47 years ago, on November 20, 1979, the Grand Mosque itself was seized by an armed group in one of the most ...

Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mekka is the great mosque built around the Kaaba, the cuboid sanctuary at the centre of the Islamic world and the focal point of the Islamic pilgrimages hajj ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King Salman's Gate, will be 2,965 acres of floor area ...

More than 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca for the start of Hajj, taking place this year against the harrowing backdrop of Israel’s continued onslaught on the Gaza ...

In the iconic city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia sits a complex of seven skyscraper hotels, which forms part of a project aimed to modernise the city for the millions of pilgrims that arrive each year. The ...