Mecca, Saudi Arabia News

By Evan Seal - Surrey North Delta Leader Published: May 15, 2013 10:00 AM Updated: May 16, 2013 11:47 AM For the local Muslim community, Saturday May 18 will be a day of celebration, with thousands expected to attend the opening of the Baitur Rahman Mosque on River Road in Delta - the fifth mosque in the province and largest of its kind in B.C. And ... (more)

Editor's Note: The following is an exclusive essay, written by Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X, at the request of Trice Edney News Wire in December 2010 and published January 3, 2011.

A problem-plagued mining project and a derailed Saudi venture teach mainland firms they must do their homework before taking on the world Kenji Fujimoto was accepted into Kim Jong-il's inner circle during a 13-year stint serving North Korea's first family.

The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers.

May 10--Ramadan is the busiest time for Makkah hotels and that's the reason one of the top real estate developers in Saudi Arabia plans to open doors of its 1,743 rooms property.

One World Trade Center was topped out Friday morning, meaning its reached its full height of 1,776 feet and has become the tallest structure in the Western Hemisphere.

Saudi Arabia's Communication and Information Technology Commission has announced its plans to change the current nine-digit landline telephone system by adding an extra digit to the six geographical zone codes, in order to increase the range of numbers available for public communications services, The transition will be implemented by the in ... (more)

Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos.

THE people of Saudi Arabia and the GCC nationals call to mind the determination of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to develop the Kingdom as the entire region commemorates the eighth anniversary of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Custodian.

Tourism companies in Saudi Arabia are aggressively investing their resources in the local market, particularly during the Hajj and Ummrah seasons, to further consolidate KSA's leading footprint in the tourism landscape.

Friday - Ann C. Saunders Gallery 1 at One University Place, 1100 J.R. Lynch St., Jackson, will present mosaics and mixed media by artist Ann C. Saunders during an opening reception Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

That was supposed to take place earlier this week, but weather conditions didn't cooperate.

Kochi: One family in Kerala, the Keyis of Kannur district, may have struck gold - the state has taken up with the federal government the issue of about $900m due to them, being held by the treasury of Saudi Arabia.

The municipality of Makkah has said owners of expropriated properties within the Grand Mosque northern courtyards' expansion project are to receive an estimated SR133bn in compensation, Arab News has reported.