A general view of the Grand Mosque is seen from the Clock Tower during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Mecca is Islam's holiest city and a ...

The Houthis swiftly rejected as a "lie" Riyadh's report that it shot down a drone from the rebels heading towards the Saudi city of Mecca, which attracts millions of pilgrims each year. RIYADH: The ...

Saudi Arabia says its air defences destroyed an incoming Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city. The drone, intercepted on Tuesday, marked the second ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a new multi-use development in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The area, called King Salman's Gate, will be 2,965 acres of floor area ...

A security alert in Mecca has once again placed Islam's holiest city at the centre of a regional security crisis, marking the first known instance of an aerial threat alert being issued in the city.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal ...

Saudi Arabia finally reopened the holy city of Mecca to international travelers after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. But a new set of travel restrictions and operating procedures ...

Iran-aligned group rejects claim it targeted Mecca, while Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns attack Saudi Arabia has claimed its air defences intercepted and destroyed a ⁠Houthi drone ...

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