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 ...

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A video that has gone viral online showed the moment Saudi Arabia’s famous Clock Tower - overlooking the Kaaba in Mecca - was hit by lightning. Photographer Youssef Bajjash captured the moment ...

Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said. As pilgrims ...

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

“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.

As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Holy Kaaba a bolt of lightning struck the iconic Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel, illuminating the night sky late Tuesday.

Facing the mosque’s main entrance is the centerpiece, the monumental Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the fourth tallest building in the world. Makkah is an alternative spelling of the city's name.

Overlooking the Kaaba, a black structure inside the Grand Mosque towards which Muslims around the world turn to pray, the four-storey Clock Tower Museum opened a month ago. The museum built inside the ...