Saudi Arabia has deported more than 13,000 illegal residents in just one week following an intensified nationwide inspection ...

Saudi authorities have identified the security officer injured while stopping a suicide attempt at Islam’s holiest site in ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...

Ministry of Interior warns of severe penalties for those facilitating illegal entry, including prison terms up to 15 years ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia constitutes the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and is the largest sovereign state in the Middle ...

Two Pakistani nationals have been executed in Makkah after being convicted of attempting to smuggle narcotics into Saudi Arabia. According to a statement ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one ...

Starting January 2026, Saudi Arabia will permit foreign nationals to own real estate in most cities, introducing a new legal ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Mecca slowly stirred from a seven-month hibernation on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi Arabian authorities partially lifted a coronavirus ban on performing umrah - a ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia >> Billboards line the Umm Al Qura highway leading to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, displaying manicured public spaces, glass-fronted stores and sleek towers. It’s part of a $26 ...