A big rig that overturned alongside Interstate 10 east of Mecca Tuesday erupted in flames, leading to a brush fire that ...

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith, but it's also home to about 2 million people who live everyday life there.

In this thought-provoking episode, Kings and Generals explores the controversial theory that Islam may not have originated in ...

Mecca residents have mixed feelings about the dramatic transformation of the city. “It is not the Mecca that we know,” said Fajr Abdullah Abdul-Halim, a 57-year-old who was born and raised in ...

Mecca, once a place where the Prophet Mohamed insisted all Muslims would be equal, has become a playground for the rich, critics say, where naked capitalism has usurped spirituality as the city's ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, July 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims expected to attend the 2022 haj ...

More Than 100 Dead in Mecca Crane Collapse. The number of fatalities was confirmed by the Saudi Civil Defense. By ABC News. September 11, 2015, 5:55 PM. 0:36.

Abraj Kudai, a complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is set to become the world’s largest hotel by room count when it opens in 2017.

This year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca turned tragic when more than 1,300 died in a heat wave. But it wasn't just about stifling weather, as some tour companies took advantage of lax visa ...

In the future, we may have to expand our understanding of what a Black mecca is, he said. “Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young helped it gain traction in meaningful ways, but Atlanta has been ...