Medina

Medina

Screengrab from video shot in October 2016 by Saudi state television shows Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, whom the kingdom named as its grand mufti on 22 October 2025. The graphic on screen in Arabic reads: "Al-Fawzan: The Houthis claim to be Muslims, but God exposed them with this heinous crime." Photo: UNB/Saudi state television via AP

Saudi Arabia names Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as new grand mufti

In 2016, a fatwa attributed to him banned the mobile game Pokémon Go, calling it a form of gambling, while ironically, Crown Prince Mohammed now owns major stakes in Nintendo and Niantic, the game&...

Stepping into the Medina of Fez feels like entering a labyrinth. Photos: Eliza Binte Elahi

Fez: A city of 9,500 alleys

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims pray inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca September 15, 2009. REUTERS/Susan Baahil/File Photo

Saudi Arabia allows foreigners to invest in firms with property in Mecca, Medina

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

Biman’s first flight on Chattogram-Medina route takes off

Biman’s first flight on Chattogram-Medina route takes off