This is the fourth part in series about travels in Saudi Arabia, along the line of the Hejaz railway. My 10:00 bus to Medina—the beginning of a nine-hour ride across the desert—departed on time. I had ...

By the 12th day of hajj operations, the Ministry has recorded 175 groups, totaling 68,082 pilgrims and 697 officials, ...

A fatal accident involving a bus filled with Indian pilgrims killed at least 45 people near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Medina, Indian police said on Nov. 17, one of the deadliest crashes in the Gulf ...

The process of transferring Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia continued on Saturday, with four flights to Medina. In total, ...

At least 45 Indian pilgrims were killed after their bus collided with a diesel tanker near the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, police said. The crash occurred in the early hours of Monday, at ...

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 ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has landed at the Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, the lesser hajj. A statement yesterday in Abuja by the Senior ...

Wizz Air is expanding its Saudi Arabia operations with the launch of a second Airbus A321XLR route from London Gatwick Airport (LGW), introducing nonstop flights to Medina. The long-haul service, set ...