By BARAA ANWER MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities ...

Most pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia well in advance, using the time to visit the holy city of Medina, pray in Mecca’s grand mosque and perform a lesser pilgrimage called Umrah. We are having ...

Saudi Arabia's hospitality sector is enjoying record double-digit growth, thanks to the growing global interest in the ...

Saudi Arabia is becoming an increasingly popular travel destination, including among German tourists. According to the Saudi ...

RIYADH: The Saudi General Authority for Statistics reported on Sunday that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows reached ...

The Chairman of the National Hajj Task Force, stated that the six individuals who died in Mecca during the 2025 Hajj ...

Pilgrim arrivals in the city ... Makkah remains central to religious tourism, with Q1 2025 average daily rates rising 28.9 per cent year-on-year to SAR 859, whilst revenue per available room increased ...

With the arrival of the Islamic year 1447 on the Hijri calendar, Saudi Arabia has once again renewed the Kiswah, the covering of the Kaaba, the most ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering ... near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 18, ...

Saudi officials say they have stopped more than 269,000 Muslims without permits for the Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca. The government blames overcrowding at the annual Islamic pilgrimage on ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on ...