In the Middle East, where hates flare and die with the course of the sun, there is no letup in the feud between Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, who leads the Arab world's revolutionary camp, and ...

In January 2023, I travelled to Hijaz to perform the minor Islamic pilgrimage, or Umrah, and then made my way south to visit the southern provinces of Saudi Arabia.. The plan was to follow the ...

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Mecca ...

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And the second: "If I pass, I will make the pilgrimage to Mecca on horseback, just like the ancient Andalusians did," Hernandez told Middle East Eye, referring to the Muslims of Spain in the ...

The Middle East nation of Qatar has announced an ambitious plan to expand its public art program as it prepares to play host to the 2022 Fifa World Cup. Leading the initiative, Qatar Museums ...

Palestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in Saudi Arabia, as the minimum cost for the haj pilgrimage climbed to 26,000 riyals ($7,000) this year.

Videos and photos from Mecca this week showed pilgrims placed in neatly spaced concentric circles around the black-clad Kaaba, which authorities said had been sterilized and perfumed by 3,500 workers.

Mecca is mainly served by the King Abdulaziz International Airport at Jeddah - the Middle East's fourth busiest, located 19 kilometres (12 miles) north of Jeddah, and 45 miles from Mecca. The new Taif ...