Saudi Arabia Travel News

The Hajj mission of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, arrived in Makkah last night to perform Hajj after visiting Medina, as a prelude for performing Hajj.

Cheated by a travel agent, 62 pilgrims are finally flying to Saudi Arabia on Sunday night with contribution from their group leader and own pockets to perform Hajj in Makkah.

The two leaders were reported to be 'on the same wave length' in regard to resuming Mideast peace talks Prince Nayef bin Abdelaziz with the French president President Nicolas Sarkozy of France arrived in Riyadh on November 17 for a two-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 34 minutes ago Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has signed an agreement to operate the first Wyndham brand hotel in the Middle East, a 210-room, 15-story upscale hotel to be developed by Rayada Investment Company in Riyadh.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Saudi Arabian government is doing its best to control accommodation and transportation costs during the haj season and is constantly improving facilities for pilgrims.

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday four pilgrims had died of the new H1N1 flu virus three days before the massive Muslim haj is due to begin, al-Hayat newspaper said.

Health and safety are always priorities for the nearly 3 million Muslims taking part in the annual hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, but the H1N1 pandemic has brought increased awareness of such matters this year, said Imam Omar Hazim, of the Islamic Center of Topeka, 1115 S.E. 27th.

Haj pilgrims who were denied Saudi visas will be flown to Mecca on November 21, state Haj committee chief Syed Mohammed Masih said on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia: 3 hours, 57 minutes ago Emaar Middle East is highlighting its Saudi Arabian projects at a Qatar roadshow being held on November 19, 2009 from 10am to 10pm, at the Al Mirqab Hall, Four Seasons Hotel in Doha.

The recent incident involving a Saudi Arabian diplomat provides us with lessons one of which we should not miss.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 32 minutes ago The Middle East and North Africa is currently the only region which is experiencing growth in the airline industry this year, according to recent remarks by the head of the International Air Transport Authority .

In two weeks' time, more than 3m Muslims will descend on Mecca for Hajj, the annual festival and fifth and final pillar of Islam.

The Helen Smith case is best known because for 30 years her body has lain in a Yorkshire mortuary.

THE Muslim community has lauded the government of Trinidad and Tobago for finally admitting its mistake in 'humiliating' a member of the Saudi Arabian Government.

The Prime Minister Patrick Manning's administration has expressed its 'profound apology' to the people and government of Saudi Arabia for the search and questioning of one of their diplomats by local law enforcement on Monday.

LBReport.com has learned that LB Mayor Bob Foster plans to miss the next LB City Council meeting to fly to Saudi Arabia as part of what a Texas press outlet says is a trip to the mideast kingdom for five U.S. Mayors paid for by the Saudi regime.

Wajeha al-Huwaider On November 6. 1990, 47 brave Saudi women drove their cars publicly in the capitol of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, to demand their right to drive.

Saudi Arabia: 3 hours, 19 minutes ago A trade mission seeking to build trade ties between Wales and companies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, has met with great success after it was reported that over $2.5m worth of potential deals had been indentified.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia The city of Jeddah is the second largest city in Saudi Arabia , and is the countrya s most important Red Sea port.

RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority approved GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus yesterday, as the kingdom gears up to receive more than two million pilgrims at next month's Haj.