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Mecca

News 6 years ago

Mecca Clock turns into tourist draw

Overlooking the Kaaba, a black structure inside the Grand Mosque towards which Muslims around the world turn to pray, the four-storey Clock Tower Museum opened a month ago.

News 7 years ago

Come to pray, stop to shop, Saudis set to triple malls in Mecca

Mecca: Come to fulfill your religious duty. Stay for the shopping.

World 7 years ago

'Green haj' slowly takes root in Mecca

Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Mecca that presents a huge environmental challenge for Saudi Arabia.

World 7 years ago

Lost in translation? Not for Muslim haj pilgrims

Most of the world's Muslims do not speak Arabic -- Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim community by population, while tens of millions of the faithful are native speakers of Urdu.

World 7 years ago

Pilgrims descend on Mecca for 'smart haj'

Two million Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia this week for the hajj as the annual pilgrimage becomes increasingly hi-tech with apps to help the faithful navigate Islam's holiest sites.

Politics 7 years ago

Amien Rais flaunts meeting with Prabowo, Rizieq on Instagram

Pictures of politician Amien Rais meeting with cleric Rizieq Shihab -- who is currently on the National Police's wanted list -- in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have gone viral on social media.

Politics 7 years ago

Prabowo, Amien on pilgrimage to Mecca, may visit Rizieq

Two major opposition figures, Prabowo Subianto and Amien Rais, are currently in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for a religious pilgrimage, sparking rumors of a possible meeting with firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab.

News 7 years ago

Mecca and Medina on track for a spiritual journey

The Haramain high-speed rail service connecting the two Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina will be ready in time to transport an estimated 2.5 million passengers during the peak of the pilgrimage in August.

National 8 years ago

Victims of Mecca crane collapse entrust realization of compensation promise to King Salman

The victims of the 2015 crane collapse in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, are doubtful over receiving the compensation they were promised by the kingdom’s authorities after reportedly learning that a Mecca court ruled that the company that operated the crane was not responsible for the incident.

National 8 years ago

Return of 18 haj pilgrims delayed due to illness

Eighteen Indonesian haj pilgrims that departed from the Surakarta embarkation point, Central Java, cannot return home yet as they must undergo medical treatment due to illness.

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Mecca

Mecca Clock turns into tourist draw

Come to pray, stop to shop, Saudis set to triple malls in Mecca

'Green haj' slowly takes root in Mecca

Lost in translation? Not for Muslim haj pilgrims

Pilgrims descend on Mecca for 'smart haj'

Amien Rais flaunts meeting with Prabowo, Rizieq on Instagram

Prabowo, Amien on pilgrimage to Mecca, may visit Rizieq

Mecca and Medina on track for a spiritual journey

Victims of Mecca crane collapse entrust realization of compensation promise to King Salman

Return of 18 haj pilgrims delayed due to illness

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Your Opinion Matters

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