Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, the holiest city according to Islam, has been hit by extreme weather. Footage circulating on social media shows entire neighbourhoods partially submerged amid the heavy ...

A 17-year-old girl was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds Wednesday in Mecca, authorities said. Deputies were called to the 91800 block of Avenue 66 shortly after 1 a.m. for a reported ...

But to many who grew up in or around Chico, the city of about 110,000 is celebrated for something else entirely. It’s something big, but it’s also quite small. So small that you can fit it in your ...

The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, a journey they are expected to make at least once in their lives. This year it ...

The medieval astronomical instrument comes from the 11th-century Al-Andalus region, which is now modern-day Spain. The purpose of the device allows the user to identify the position and height of up ...

A new monthly content series from UATL — the AJC’s Black culture franchise — will shed light on the reality (or mirage) behind this question.

“I’m not the one who said it, but I heard people say that Paterson is probably the fourth most halal or holiest city in the world. Jerusalem, Mecca, Medina and Paterson, New Jersey,” the 50 ...