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.


Saudi leaders send condolences to Kuwaiti emir after death of royal

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Saudi leaders send condolences to Kuwaiti emir after death of royal

  • Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah died on Tuesday at the age of 67

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent messages of condolence and sympathy to Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Wednesday following the death on Tuesday of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah at the age of 67.

They also offered their condolences to the family of the deceased, and the crown prince sent a separate message of sympathy to his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

On Tuesday, Kuwait marked the second anniversary of the death of former Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who ruled from Sept. 29, 2020, until his death on Dec. 16, 2023, at the age of 86.