The Hajj is one of the world's largest religious gatherings and the major annual event in Saudi Arabia. It is regarded as one ...

Huge swathes of Saudi Arabia including the holy city of Mecca are suffering torrential downpours amid a brutal storm that has transformed streets into rivers and swept cars away. Shocking images ...

Nariman El-Mofty/Associated Press The flooding of Mecca as well as other Saudi Arabian cities is significant because the region has a hot desert climate, and it usually receives little to no ...

Riyadh: When we mention Saudi Arabia, we think of Mecca, Medina and the desert. But now the situation here has changed. Heavy rains have been followed by severe floods. Most parts of Makkah and ...