Three emergency centres are operating inside the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site in the Saudi city of Mecca to serve worshippers converging on the place from inside and outside the kingdom.

Hajj 2025: Hajj is the annual pilgrimage by the Muslims to Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is considered as one of the five pillars of Islam. The Hajj pilgrimage takes place during the ...

In a tense incident underscoring ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Saudi police detained a female Palestinian pilgrim for displaying the Palestinian flag at the Great Mosque of Mecca. This incident ...

Saudi Arabia has implemented a strict entry ban to Makkah for expatriates without valid Hajj permits, effective April 23, 2025. This measure aims to streamline the pilgrimage, enhance crowd ...

Newsweek has reached out via email to the Saudi Arabia government for comment. Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024, at the end of the ...

Two Umrah performers who suffered health issues during their pilgrimage, were rescued by medics and volunteer teams of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) at Makkah's Grand Mosque. Saudi Press ...

Watch live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayers on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam’s ...

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by a member of the Israeli government, members of Knesset, and extremists under the protection of the Israeli police. The Kingdom’s ...

Eidul Fitr is being celebrated today in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates ... Mass gatherings for Eid prayers were held at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, with officials ...

Hajj 2025: Hajj is the annual pilgrimage by Muslims to Kabba, also known as Masjid al-Haram, in Makkah or Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Kabba is Islam's most sacred site, and Hajj is considered one of the ...