FILE - Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they gather outside Nimrah Mosque to offer the noon prayers in Arafat, on the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near ...

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia plans to build a massive new development next to the Grand Mosque in Mecca as the kingdom seeks to modernize the holy city and accommodate millions more pilgrims each year.

Mecca receives millions of Muslim pilgrims each year but the city is undergoing massive development aimed at drawing more — Sameer Al-DOUMY Saudi Arabia on Monday said foreigners are from now on ...

Saudi Arabia’s capital market watchdog said Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed Saudi firms that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest cities of Mecca and Medina as the Gulf ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — 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 officials say they have stopped more than 269,000 Muslims without permits for the Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca. MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people ...