DIFC grand mosque set to open next yearA state-of-art grand mosque, with a gross floor area of 14,500 sq ft, is taking shape within Gate Avenue, the new premium urban retail, leisure and cultural development at the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and is set to o More… |
DIFC grand mosque set to open next yearA state-of-art grand mosque, with a gross floor area of 14,500 sq ft, is taking shape within Gate Avenue, the new premium urban retail, leisure and cultural development at the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and is set to o More… |
Huge umbrellas planned for MakkahSaudi Arabia will install huge folding umbrellas in Makkah next year to protect pilgrims from the heat, a senior official has been quoted as saying. Design works on the umbrella project for the Makkah Grand Mos More… |
Makkah Grand Mosque expansion work to resume: reportSaudi Arabia is expected to restart work on the $26.6-billion expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah next month, nearly two years after work was stopped on the project, a More… |
Saudi Binladin seeks second extension on loanSaudi Binladin Group (SBG) has requested a second extension on a SR817 million ($217.9 million) Islamic loan being used to fund construction at the kingdom's Grand Mosque, sources aware of the matter said. The talks to delay t More… |
107 killed by falling crane at Makkah’s Grand MosqueAt least 107 people were killed when a crane toppled over at Makkah's Grand Mosque on Friday, Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence authority said, less than two weeks before Islam's annual haj pilgrimage. At least 238 people w More… |
Makkah gold sales down over Arab Spring woesSaudi Arabia's retail gold merchants used to look forward to brisk sales during the annual hajj pilgrimage to Makkah but lingering economic hardships since the Arab Spring have left shops eerily empty this year, retailers said. More… |
Makkah hotel room rates drop over glutPrices of hotels around the Grand Mosque in Makkah have dropped by as much as 150 per cent due to the development projects in the area which include a considerable number of construction and hotel projects, a top official said. &l More… |
Swissôtel Makkah to open on RamadanSwissôtel Makkah, one of the largest hotels in Saudi Arabia which boasts of 1,487 rooms and suites, is set to open its doors to the public on the first day of Ramadan next month. A part of luxury hotel company Swissôtel Hotels and Resorts, More… |
Marriott to manage three Makkah hotelsMarriott International said it has signed an agreement with Jabal Omar Development Company to manage three hotels in Makkah. The hotels - 636-room luxury JW Marriott Hotel Makkah, 540-room deluxe Makkah Marriott Hotel and the 432-room  More… |