MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Future development in the Muslim sacred city of Mecca will be more in tune with traditional architecture, the mayor says, but for now residents worry that Islam's ...

‘Tis the Hajj season again. Once a year, millions of pilgrims dressed in white descend on Islam’s holiest site: Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It’s one of the pillars of Islam that all Muslims who are ...

Mecca, Islam's holiest city, is the world's hottest city. It is the warmest inhabited place on earth, with an average annual temperature of 87.3 degrees Fahrenheit. In summer, temperatures can reach ...