Every year millions of Muslims from around the globe converge towards the holy sites of Haram Sharif at Makkah and Masjid-e-Nabawi at Madina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah and Hajj.

New Delhi: Islam was founded around 1400 years ago. The last prophet of Islam was born in 570 A.D. in the Arabian city of Mecca.

KUWAIT, Aug 16 (KUNA) -- Until the mid-1920s, pilgrims hopped on camels and braved a hard journey from Kuwait to Makkah that lasted at least three months. Most of the Kuwaiti pilgrimage expeditions, ...

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi has been sharing beautiful images from space and recently grabbed the attention of Muslims all over the world by posting a video of Makkah, Madina and Jeddah — lit up on ...

The process of arrival of Hajj pilgrims from Madina to Makkah will be completed by Friday (today), Radio Pakistan reported. The report quoted a media cell in Makkah as saying that over 16,900 pilgrims ...

07 October 2007 MADINA is expected to become the first smoke-free city in the Kingdom within the year followed closely by Makkah, according to the Smoke Combat Charitable Society. Arabic daily ...

As Saudi Arabia accelerates the process of enhancing its tourism sector, the focus remains on leveraging the religious segment to attract more visitors. Last year, approximately 18 million tourists ...

A Kuwaiti pilgrim who lost SAR 16,000 in Madinah got it returned in Makkah. Zaid Al-Khabbar said he arrived in Madinah with his family and was heading to Makkah to perform Umrah when he lost his ...

Hotels in Makkah and Madinah are preparing to welcome millions of pilgrims during Ramadan, with special decorations and services that offer guests a chance to immerse themselves in Saudi culture.