Mecca

Islamabad, 3 june 2025: World’s Largest Cooling System has been activated in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering an unprecedented level of climate control for millions of worshippers converging at Islam’s holiest …

Islamabad/Riyadh: As the Hajj season approaches, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has issued a stern warning to expatriates and visitors: comply with visa regulations or face severe penalties. Under the …

Saudi Arabia has set a firm deadline of April 29 for all Umrah pilgrims to exit the country, warning of steep fines, imprisonment, and deportation for overstayers. Authorities stress that …

Saudi Arabia is preparing for the annual tradition of changing the Kaaba’s kiswa, or drapery, as the new Hijri year 1445 begins. The General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and …

Makkah hotel fire kills 8 Pakistani Umrah Pilgrims: The Foreign Office (FO) reported on Saturday that eight Pakistanis died and six injured in a fire incident at a hotel in …

 About 4.8 million foreign pilgrims performed Umrah in less than seven months time. Since the beginning of the Islamic year by the end of July 2022, nearly five million pilgrims performed …

DJ Khaled and Mike Tyson visited Mecca to perform Umrah. Famous DJ and music producer DJ Khaled uploaded a video to Instagram showing him with former professional American boxer Mike Tyson …

A man who attempted to attack an imam at Makkah’s Grand Mosque last week is a Saudi national who claimed to be the awaited Imam Mehdi, Saudi media reported on …

Umrah pilgrims can obtain a permit for one Umrah after another, said the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah. The Umrah permit can be obtained and Umrah permits can be …

Saudi archaeologists have unearthed a 1,600-kilometer route from the Iraqi city of Kufa to Mecca, which was a common trade route in pre-Islamic times and used for preaching Islam. Kufa …