The Latest Breaking News from Mecca

Al Jazeera takes a look at the world’s largest religious gathering Mecca sees every year.

Thousands of pilgrims left from the Rafah crossing to Cairo’s airport and then to Mecca.

Israel is working with Saudi Arabia to help its citizens who will undertake the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca next month

Lionel Messi’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia has kicked up a storm at his Qatari-owned football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), while also casting a spotlight on Riyadh’s efforts to showcase its heritage and lure foreign visitors. FRANCE 24 spoke to Gulf analyst Karim Sader about Saudi ambitions to turn the…

MUMBAI: Haj pilgrims using services of Private Tour Operators (PTOs) and tour operators have requested union minister of minority affairs Smriti Irani to issue the Haj quota of PTOs. Out of 1,70,000 Haj quota of India this year, 1,40,000 pilgrims will travel through Haj Committee of India while around 35000…

Asim Riaz was spotted at the airport early this morning (April 9) as he left for Mecca for his second Umrah in the holy month of Ramadan. This time around his brother Umar Riaz was seen accompanying him.

Childhood friends and actors Aly Goni and Asim Riaz are going to perform their first Umrah together and they wished everyone ‘Ramadan Mubarak’. The two have jetted off to Mecca for the Holy pilgrimage. Aly and Asim shared a series of pictures while giving a glimpse of the same.

This year, Muslims are celebrating the year 1444 in the Islamic calendar

Iran and Saudi Arabia have had an adversarial history. Here’s a look at recent important events in their relations.