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At the heart of the controversy is Keyi Rubath, a 19th-Century guest house built in the 1870s by Mayankutty Keyi, a wealthy Indian merchant from Malabar (modern-day Kerala), whose trading empire ...
Saudi Arabia has approved a landmark law allowing foreigners to own property across the kingdom, including in the holy cities ...
Mecca for the rich: Islam's holiest site 'turning into Vegas' Historic and culturally important landmarks are being destroyed to make way for luxury hotels and malls, reports Jerome Taylor ...
Historic Jeddah is situated on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. From the 7th century AD it was established as a major port for Indian Ocean trade routes, channelling goods to Mecca. It was also the ...
A collection of photographs from over 100 years ago makes up the exhibit "Postcards from Mecca," now showing at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum.
A now-demolished guest house in Mecca is at the centre of a bitter family tussle in India.
A now-demolished guest house in Mecca is at the centre of a bitter family tussle in India.