Cairo: More than 24 million Iftar (fast-breaking) meals were distributed to worshippers in Islam’s two holiest mosques in Saudi Arabia during the fasting month of Ramadan, a state agency has said.

Saudi Arabia’s Holy Cities emerged as Ramadan’s top economic performers, according to Visa’s Travel Pulse Q1 2025, which reveals a 162 per cent surge in visitor spend on Visa cards in Makkah during ...

From February 28 to March 30, Makkah and Madinah significantly outpaced Riyadh and Jeddah, reflecting the Holy Cities’ draw ...