Saudi Arabia’s jaw-dropping $16 billion Makkah Royal Clock Tower isn’t just a timepiece – it’s a testament to ambition and engineering prowess. Rising over 600 meters above the holy city ...

Mandaue City Administrator, Atty. Jamaal James Calipayan, has clarified that the Mandaue Clock Tower at Heritage Plaza, located across from Mandaue City Hall, is currently a mock-up structure.

The lobby is specially designed for the convenience of Emaar's residents and has dedicated areas for prayers offering direct views of the Holy Kaaba and Haram. There are only 316 serviced apartments ...

Worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024. Photo by Fadel Senna / AFP.

The 601-metre-tall Mecca Royal Clock Tower is the landmark feature of the Abraj al-Bayt complex. The development comprises seven towers overlooking the holy site of Kaaba, with a total built-up area ...

“I want to go for Umrah,” I announced to my family. It must have been a surprise to them, their journalist daughter deciding to take the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.

Videos circulating online showed the moment Mecca’s famous clock tower – overlooking the Kaaba – was struck by lightning as the Saudi Arabian city was hit with a heavy thunderstorm ...

Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Mecca As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Kaaba, a bolt of lightning struck the iconic Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel, illuminating the ...

Dubai: A breathtaking video that captured lightning striking Saudi Arabia’s renowned clock tower in Mecca has taken the internet by storm.