MECCA, Saudi Arabia - As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, ...

Under the agreement, both Danantara and Thakher Development will acquire the Novotel Makkah Thakher City, a 1,461-room hotel, ...

JEDDAH: A two-day international conference on intelligent cities will be held in Makkah in January next year with the objective of transforming Makkah into a smart city with advanced technological ...

05 January 2012 JEDDAH: Plans to transform Makkah into a smart city with advanced technological facilities received a big boost on Wednesday following a Jeddah meeting of senior government officials ...

MAKKAH, MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA, February 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The General Center for Transport in the Royal Commission of Makkah City and Holy Sites, in ...

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MECCA, Saudi Arabia – As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, ...

Danantara Indonesia has announced the signing of an agreement with Thakher Development Company for the acquisition of hotel and real estate assets within the ...

RIYADH — Abdullah Saleh Kamel, chairman of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasized that Makkah is not only the heart of the Islamic world and the destination of Muslims, but also a ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, Abdu remembers roller skating with friends near the ...