For almost 2,000 years, a once-bustling city in the desert of Saudi Arabia ... occasionally mentioned by pilgrims on their way to Mecca, but left largely untouched. Yet languishing in the burning ...

Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several ...

In the iconic city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia sits a complex of seven skyscraper ... which involves completing the Hajj circle around the Ka'bah seven times. This ancient ritual is one that every Muslim ...

The photos below, taken from the air by Ali Al Qarni of Reuters, show "Muslim worshippers praying at the Grand mosque, the holiest place in Islam, in the holy city of Mecca during Ramadan on July ...

New initiative helps visitors easily access historical landmarks in the ‘holy capital’ Cairo: Authorities in the Saudi holy city of Mecca have launched the first edition of a map designed to ...