Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

For almost 2,000 years, a once-bustling city in the desert of Saudi Arabia was left abandoned to the sands of time. Hegra, a ...

A beautiful pilgrimage city where whirling dervish worship was born, central Turkey’s Konya is a destination of historic and natural treasures.

Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam's holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian ...

The city is a popular summer destination for locals and has unofficially been called the "summer capital" of Saudi Arabia for its many mountain resorts, a status it has maintained since ancient times.

Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most revered relics - the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barrier around the ...

Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Haley on Trump call with ...

Chinese pilgrims clean up around residence in Mecca, video goes viral Over 25,000 municipal personnel mobilised to serve the faithful in holy city Last updated: May 30, 2025 | 17:31 ...

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith. It’s the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad, where Muslims believe he first received God’s revelations of the Quran.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on July 6, 2022 during the annual Hajj pilgrimage [AFP] ...

One speaks of turning southern Jeddah into a gateway to the nearby holy city of Mecca. Jeddah recently hosted a film festival, a Korean pop show and a grand prix, a foretaste of excitements to come.

A beautiful pilgrimage city where whirling dervish worship was born, central Turkey’s Konya is a destination of historic and natural treasures.