Accompanied by Charminar MLA Mir Zulfeqar Ali, the commissioner inspected prayer halls, entry points and surrounding lanes, closely examining the security plan: Reports ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi authorities have raised the death toll in a construction crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque to 107. The country's civil defense authority tweeted early Saturday that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabia allowed its own citizens to return to Islam’s holiest site for daily prayers for the first time in seven months.

Minority Welfare Department secures 2,250 kg of premium dates for iftar while heritage restoration and civic works near ...

(RNS) — The black, gold-embroidered cloth that shrouds Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia is a revered artifact that ...

The throngs of pilgrims walking through the ancient city of Mecca these days pass a promenade with cranes whirringon either side. Rows of old red-brick houses, winding alleys and courtyards have been ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) | A towering construction crane toppled over on Friday during a violent rainstorm in the Saudi city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing ...

A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage ...

Jakarta: Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, plans to expand its Hajj Village project in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by purchasing a plot of land located about 600 meters from the Grand Mosque. The ...