Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque intensifies sanitation efforts ahead of Umrah season 

Authorities at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca have intensified sanitation efforts in preparation for Umrah as part of coronavirus ...

Saudi Arabia records 1,063 new COVID-19 cases, ten deaths in 24 hours

Saudi Arabia has recorded 1,063 new COVID-19 cases and 10 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health.For ...

Saudi Arabia resumes third phase of expansion project at Mecca’s Grand Holy Mosque

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have resumed the third phase of the expansion project to develop construction and electromechanical works and ...

Watch: How 4,000 Mecca workers sanitize Holy sites 10 times daily amid COVID-19

Nearly 4,000 workers in Mecca work around the clock to sanitize and clean the Holy sites of the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque using environmentally ...

Saudi Arabia to welcome foreign Umrah pilgrims starting first of Muharram: Source

Nearly 500 companies and contractors are preparing to receive foreign pilgrims to perform the Umrah starting on the first of Muharram under the ...

Saudi women stand guard during Hajj for the first time

Inspired by her late father’s career, Mona decided to join the military and the first group of Saudi women soldiers to work in Islam’s holiest sites, ...

Female pilgrims perform Hajj without male guardians as part of new reforms

Bushra Shah, a 35-year-old Pakistani, says she is realizing a childhood dream by making the great pilgrimage to Mecca, and under new rules she’s doing ...

In pictures: Heartwarming scenes of pilgrims performing Hajj amid COVID-19

As thousands of Muslims partake in the annual Hajj ritual amid strict coronavirus measures, Saudi Arabian authorities shared heartwarming pictures of ...

No COVID-19 cases among Hajj pilgrims: Saudi Arabia’s health ministry 

There have been no reported cases of coronavirus among Hajj pilgrims to date, the spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health said on ...

Hajj amid COVID-19: Pilgrims take part in stoning devil ritual on Eid al-Adha

Mask-clad Hajj pilgrims took part in the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual on the first day of Eid al-Adha amid strict coronavirus countermeasures ...

Masked Hajj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for COVID-19-free world

Thousands of face-masked pilgrims performing Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage gathered on Mount Arafat on Monday to atone for their sins, expressing ...

Pictures: Muslims flock to Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage amid COVID-19 

A total of 60,000 vaccinated Muslims flocked to Mecca to begin the annual Hajj pilgrimage under strict coronavirus countermeasures.For more ...

Hajj amid COVID-19: Steps and rituals every pilgrim must follow 

Hajj began on Saturday, with thousands of Muslims around Saudi Arabia flocking to Mecca to start their pilgrimage.This year, the Islamic ritual is ...

Mecca: First group of pilgrims perform the circling of the Kaaba

Hajj begins in Saudi Arabia under strict COVID-19 rules for second consecutive year

Hajj began in Saudi Arabia on Saturday under strict COVID-19 precautionary measures, the second year in a row the annual Islamic ritual has been held ...

Ahead of Hajj, pilgrims around Saudi Arabia make their way to Jeddah

Pilgrims from around Saudi Arabia have begun traveling to the city of Jeddah where tour operators are set to take them to Mecca for the annual Hajj ...

Saudi Arabia reports 14 COVID-19 deaths, 1,389 new cases in 24 hours

Saudi Arabia has reported 1,389 new COVID-19 cases and 14 virus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.For the ...

Over 70,000 liters of disinfectant used to clean Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Ramadan

Over 70,000 liters of disinfectant are used daily to clean the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca during the holy month of Ramadan as a coronavirus ...

Saudi Arabia releases new detailed images of Maqam Ibrahim in Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia released never-before-seen detailed images of the Maqam Ibrahim, or the Station of Abraham, located in Mecca’s Grand Mosque.The General ...

Saudi Arabian authorities release never-before-seen images of Kaaba’s Black Stone

Saudi Arabian authorities released on Monday new pictures that offer a never-before-seen close up view of the Black Stone in the Kaaba in Mecca.The ...

Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca sees rain, hail

Videos circulating on social media on Tuesday showed unusual heavy rain and hail in The Grand Mosque in Islam’s holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.For ...

Almost 1.5 mln worshippers visit Grand Mosque in first ten days of Ramadan

Nearly one-and-a-half million people have passed through the gates of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in the first ten days of Ramadan ...

Saudi female police officer supervises Ramadan pilgrims in Mecca

Photos of a Saudi female police officer supervising Umrah pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca were shared by the Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia employs 750 guides to navigate Umrah pilgrims, apply COVID-19 rules

Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has so far employed 750 guides to facilitate the ...

Immunized pilgrims perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on first day of Ramadan

Mask-clad pilgrims immunized against the coronavirus performed Umrah in batches in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Tuesday, the first day of the holy month of ...

Saudi Arabia to fine pilgrims $2,666 for attempting Ramadan Umrah without permits

Saudi Arabia will impose a $2,666 (10,000 Saudi riyals) to those found attempting to perform Umrah during the Holy month of Ramadan without holding an ...

COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for Hajj, Umrah workers in Mecca and Medina

Coronavirus vaccines will be made mandatory for those workers serving Hajj and Umrah activities, as well as those working in shops in Mecca and Medina ...

Jabal Omar, Saudi developer of Mecca complex, secures $427 mln state-guaranteed loans

Jabal Omar Development Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest-listed property developers, has secured 1.6 billion riyals ($427 million) in loans from ...

Full moon to align directly above Kaaba in Mecca on Jan. 28

The full moon will align directly above the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Thursday, January 28, according to astronomers.The ...

Mecca crane collapse: Court acquits 13 defendants after examining case

A court in Saudi Arabia has acquitted 13 defendants in the Mecca crane collapse case of 2015, including the Bin Laden Group, according to sources who ...