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Hundreds of thousands of Muslims pray inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca September 15, 2009. REUTERS/Susan Baahil/File Photo
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Saudi Arabia allows foreigners to invest in firms with property in Mecca, Medina

The move will allow foreigners to invest in firms whose revenues rely on the Islamic pilgrimage, one of the top revenue sources for the oil-rich kingdom

Pilgrims circle Kaaba as they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2024. REUTERS
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In photos: Journey to Mecca

Pilgrims leave after offering prayers outside at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Friday, 14 June, 2024. Photo: UNB
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In Mecca's sweltering heat, Muslims start this year's Hajj pilgrimage

Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque during the annual Haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 6, 2019. File Photo/Reuters
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Ramadan: Mecca, Madinah flooded with Umrah visitors

Pilgrims are seen shopping at El-Sa'a mall, as Muslims start arriving to perform the annual haj in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 26, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj

Firefighters put out a fire in the building which houses the MKM hotel in Moscow, Russia February 21, 2023, in this still image taken from video. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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8 pilgrims killed and six injured in massive Mecca hotel fire

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Women drive fast train to Mecca as Saudi workforce evolves

The flooding in Jeddah on Thursday. PHOTO: Amer HILABI/AFP
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Two dead as Saudi storm closes schools, cuts main road to Mecca

The initiative was launched by Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, the General President for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque. .Photo :Al Arabiya News
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Muslims can now touch the Black Stone in Mecca virtually

While social distancing measures were lifted, the authorities said visitors must be fully vaccinated against coronavirus and must continue to wear masks on mosque grounds. Photo: Straits Times
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Grand Mosque in Mecca drops social distancing

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Saudi to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims in Mecca during Ramadan

A small group of worshippers pray at Kaaba in the Grand Mosque while practicing social distancing, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia May 4, 2020. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters
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Car rams into gate of Mecca's Grand Mosque, driver arrested

54,000 liters of disinfectants used to clean Mecca’s Grand Mosque daily
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54,000 liters of disinfectants used to clean Mecca’s Grand Mosque daily