Known as the 'Gate to Mecca' or 'Bride of the Red Sea', Jeddah has been a gateway ... re-evaluating its place in the Middle East at a time when both its cosmopolitan practices and old city are ...

The streets of the holy Islamic cities went under water due to flooding in Saudi Arabia. This is reported by ren.tv .

They started at sunset on Wednesday by circling the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site. Iranians are once again participating this year after missing the last Hajj following a ...

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The floods come just two months after Saudi Arabia experienced an unprecedented snowfall in its northern Al-Jawf region, transforming the desert landscape into a winter scene. The snowfall, ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

By Islam Salah Imagine a world without highways, planes, or ships—where goods and ideas traveled on the backs of camels along ...