New campaign showcases Makkah’s heritage

The initiative aims to showcase the city’s rich historical and cultural sites and increase their visibility among visitors and residents. (File/SPA)
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Updated 23 June 2025
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New campaign showcases Makkah’s heritage

  • The campaign provides an integrated cultural and spiritual experience
  • It highlights key sites such as the Clock Tower Museum, Mount Arafat and the Cave of Hira

MAKKAH: The Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites has launched a new campaign titled “Makkah: A Living Legacy,” the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

It aims to showcase the city’s rich historical and cultural sites, increase their visibility among visitors and residents, and highlight Makkah’s unique identity and evolving history.

The campaign provides an integrated cultural and spiritual experience. It highlights key sites such as the Clock Tower Museum, the International Fair and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilization, Mount Arafat and the Cave of Hira — where Prophet Muhammad received the first Qur’anic revelation.

The initiative is part of the commission’s broader strategy to preserve, develop and rehabilitate more than 98 sites across the city.

It also seeks to enhance the visitor experience, introduce new investment opportunities and revitalize sites while ensuring their sustainability as vibrant cultural destinations.


Crown prince speaks with regional leaders about Iranian aggression

Updated 28 February 2026
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Crown prince speaks with regional leaders about Iranian aggression

  • Calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian ​missiles

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian ​missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.

The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.

The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.