RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi authorities have raised the death toll in a construction crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque to 107. The country's civil defense authority tweeted early Saturday that ...

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 ...

A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - At least 107 people were killed when a crane toppled over at Mecca's Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence authority said, less than two weeks before Islam's annual ...

Saudi Arabia tightens surveillance in Grand Mosque through digital system and vehicle restrictions during the Umrah Ramadan rush.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of people died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, ...

RIYADH - Muslim worshippers at about 200 old mosques in Mecca have been praying in the wrong direction for decades because the mosques were not built correctly, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday. The ...

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Dubai: The Grand Mosque in Mecca has recorded an unprecedented influx of worshippers and visitors during the first 10 days of Ramadan, with more than 25 million people gathering for prayers, according ...