Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Earlier this year, my mother asked me to take her to Mecca in western Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, or the ...

Cairo: Saudi Arabia has extended a deadline for registration to obtain permits for buildings in Mecca that will accommodate Muslim pilgrims during the upcoming annual Hajj pilgrimage due in June.

Grand Mosque in Mecca expands capacity and services amid unprecedented Ramadan turnout More than 5.5 million perform Umrah as Mecca ramps up operations for Ramadan surge General Authority for Care ...