World’s largest hotel to open in Mecca
The world’s largest hotel, Abraj Kudai, will open in Mecca in 2017 amid the controversial physical transformation of the holy city.
Costing £2.3 billion to...
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to donate all his $32bn wealth to charity
A Saudi Prince will donate his entire $32 billion (£20bn) fortune to charity as part of a pledge modelled on the Bill and Melinda...
Snapchat’s “Mecca_live” allows non-Muslims to experience holy city
Thousands have taken to social media to celebrate the holy city of Makkah as Snapchat released a "story" celebrating Ramadan. Social media has been...
Saudi king approves Prophet Mosque’s expansion project
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has approved designs for the Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid al Nabawi) expansion project in Madinah.
The plans includes the expansion of...
Pilgrims flock to Makkah for the hajj
Pilgrims from around the world have begun massing in Saudi Arabia for the hajj, undeterred by a crane collapse that killed 108 people at...
Bus carrying British pilgrims crashes on the way to Madina
A bus carrying British pilgrims on their way to Madina has crashed, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
It is not yet known how many Britons...
Saudi scholars declare jihad against Russia for Syria airstrikes
Fifty two Saudi academics and scholars have called on the public to “hurry” to Syria to fight Russian forces, Al Arabiya reports.
The clerics, some...
Over 2,400 pilgrims died in hajj stampede, according to new count
The Associated Press is reporting that at least 2,411 pilgrims were killed in the hajj stampede in Mina in September - triple the number...
Saudi Arabia to lead new 34-nation “Islamic military coalition” to fight terrorism
Saudi Arabia will be leading a new military alliance to "fight terrorism", which will entail sharing information and training, equipping and providing ground forces...
Saudi Arabia executes top Shia cleric Ayatollah Nimr al Nimr
Saudi Arabia has executed the top Shia cleric Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr along with 47 Sunnis it accused of terrorism.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA)...
