The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has imposed new penalties targeting individuals who violate Hajj permit regulations. The Ministry ...

Cairo: A Saudi initiative aimed at easing the Hajj journey for pilgrims from selected countries has entered its seventh year ...

Load Map What is the travel distance between Doha, Qatar and Mecca, Saudi Arabia? How many miles is it from Mecca to Doha. 789 miles / 1269.77 km is the flight distance between these two places. Use ...

Srinagar, Apr 14: Thousands of Hajj hopefuls across Jammu and Kashmir have been plunged into uncertainty after Saudi Arabia slashed India’s private Hajj quota by 80%, leaving over 52,000 pilgrims—many ...

Saudi Arabia's interior ministry announced on Sunday the execution of Afghan national Badshah Qul Suleimani in the Mecca region, after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle heroin into the kingdom ...

The country's main east-west highway does not have a single charging station in the 900-kilometer (559 mile) stretch linking the financial and religious cities of Riyadh and Mecca. Saudi Arabia in ...

Supplied Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged pilgrims not to stand for too long next to a revered stone in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place in the city of Mecca, saying the behaviour ...

Her name is Princess Mashael Bint Faisal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. Being a royal does not mean to sit on the throne ideally all day long. With the regal powers and networking comes a sense of ...

You can find her on X @afekki Languages: English. Arabic. French. The number of executions in Saudi Arabia doubled in 2024 as the Middle East led a global surge, according to a new report by ...

The fund's Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan said last year it intends to boost annual investments to $70 billion between 2025 and 2030 from $40-50 billion. PIF declined to comment. Saudi Arabia was among ...

Muslims perform Umrah on the 27th day of the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, March 27, 2025. (via REUTERS) As the Hajj dates for 2025 approach ...

Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from 14 countries, including India. The ban will remain in place until mid-June 2025. But is the restriction applicable to all visa categories? No — ...