The kingdom is home to Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia is bordered by the Red Sea, Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq while surrounded to its east by Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

A significant diplomatic shift looms with Syria’s new Foreign Minister, Asad Hassan al-Shibani, planning his first official ...

Strategically located within the boundaries of Saudi Arabia’s Al Masjid Al Haram, the community is just 20 minutes from Al Haram, less than an hour from King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah, and two ...

It said these agencies illegally facilitated the travel of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia using visas that don’t allow holders to travel to Mecca. The government also said officials from the companies ...