Having played a key role in the conflict against the Houthis and separatists in southern governorates, Salafis now hold ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Saudi authorities warned non-Muslim expatriates on Friday, the first day of Ramadan, not to eat, drink, or smoke in public until the end of the Muslim holy month’s ...

In the repressive frenzy that has whirled around SaudiArabia since King Salman came to power in 2015, it would be easy to believe that local Islamic movements are over and done with. The Saudi Muslim ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal ...

Saudi Arabia is finally uncorking the bottle for non-Muslim foreign residents — but there’s a catch, and it goes straight for your wallet. Cheers, if you can afford it. Now, the non-Muslim foreigners ...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called on elderly, ill and other unfit Muslims to postpone pilgrimages to Mecca as the kingdom tries to prevent a large scale spread ...

The final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, has begun. Some Muslims will prepare to make their way to Saudi Arabia to perform an obligatory spiritual journey called Hajj, or pilgrimage. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, during the Hajj ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites ...