World's largest hotel to be built in Mecca
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca The biggest hotel in the world is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering 10,000 rooms, helicopter pads and convenience for the […]
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca The biggest hotel in the world is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering 10,000 rooms, helicopter pads and convenience for the […]
Over 2 million prepare for Haj climax
MINA: HANI HAZAIMEH & SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Friday 3 October 2014 In scenes of devotion seen nowhere else on the planet, over two million pilgrims, wrapped in seamless white […]
Say no to Haj selfie!
Say no to Haj selfie! JEDDAH: AFIFA JABEEN QURAISHI ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 30 September 2014 They can be seen video recording themselves walking around the Kaaba, kissing […]
KSA to host 1.4m Hajis from abroad
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 30 September 2014 More than 1.4 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “About […]
Haj shows Muslim unity
Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Muslims declare that there is no god worthy of worship but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger; they pray, they […]
1.3 million Muslims from abroad to perform Haj
More than 1.3 million foreign pilgrims are expected to perform Haj this year, according to the Haj Ministry. South Asian countries will send the largest contingent of 410,000 Hajis followed […]
Sound System covers Grand Mosque Prayers up to 9 Km
Epigraph: And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who […]
New book features Kiswa as top Islamic symbol
JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN Published — Thursday 10 July 2014 The Kiswa, or covering of the Kaaba, has been featured as one of the most important symbols of Islamic society in […]
Space for 625,000 more created at Grand Mosque
ARABNEWS Published — Thursday 3 July 2014 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed Grand Mosque authorities to open the newly expanded annex buildings of the […]
SR300bn Makkah projects to expand pilgrim services
JEDDAH: P. K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF New projects worth more than SR300 billion are being implemented in Makkah to improve services being rendered to millions of pilgrims […]
Mecca Clock Tower Photo Shows Kaaba In The Shadow Of Abraj Al-Bait Building
The Huffington Post | Yasmine Hafiz The Masjid Al-Haram is an iconic image for millions of Muslims who dream of making the once-in-a-lifetime Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, but its silhouette […]
Makkah projects concern Muslims all over the world — Prince Khaled
EDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 8 July 2013 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal yesterday urged contactors to implement the SR 62 billion Makkah Mass Rail Transit project following international standards as it serves millions of pilgrims from around the world. “This public transport system is one […]
Kaaba to be washed tomorrow
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 9 June 2013 The ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba, which is carried out before the beginning of the month of each Ramadan, is set to […]
Mataf expansion work in full swing
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 4 January 2013 Works on mataf (circumambulation area around the Kabaa) expansion is being stepped up, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. The second floor of the eastern side […]
Mataf expansion to double current capacity
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS A vast expansion project for the mataf, (the circumambulation space around the Kaaba), is currently under way. The new mataf when completed, after three years, will accommodate […]
Campaign to find overstayers in Makkah launched
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWs The Saudi General Directorate of Passports announced the launch of a comprehensive campaign all over the country to look for overstaying pilgrims, who have no intention in returning home. According to Col. Badr Almalik, directorate spokesman, the number of overstaying pilgrims has recently decreased to a large […]
Work on mataf expansion begins
ARAB NEWS Friday 16 November 2012 MAKKAH: Preliminary work for the expansion of the mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba) started yesterday with the installation of huge cranes at […]
Extraordinary photos show millions of joyful Muslims descending on Mecca’s Grand Mosque for start of Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage
Saudi authorities warn they will stop any disruptive protests at annual pilgrimage in Mecca over the conflict in Syria Grand Mosque teeming with joyful pilgrims at dawn yesterday, wearing simple […]
World’s Muslims speak with signs, gestures in Mecca
MECCA — Nods, smiles, frowns, and hand gestures speak volumes in the holy city of Mecca where Muslims gathered from across the world for the annual pilgrimage manage to communicate […]