British Muslim praises ‘brilliant’ new flight that makes pilgrimage to Mecca ‘affordable’
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia is located just an hour's drive away from Mecca, which has attracted more than 1.8 million Muslims performing the Hajj pilgrimage…
Southern California is the NFL training camp Mecca.
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, August 4. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know…
Fecal fears pile up as L.A. hiking mecca reopens — minus half its toilets
Joanie Kasten remembers peering out the kitchen window of her 108-year-old cabin in the Angeles National Forest and seeing a woman “going potty” near a…
The best agave bars in Los Angeles
“You’ve got to put a bottle of mezcal on the ofrenda,” says Ivan Vasquez, owner of Madre Oaxacan Restaurant & Mezcaleria, with four locations across…
‘Basketball mecca’: FIBA World Cup passion spikes in co-hosts Philippines | Basketball News
Manila, Philippines – As the 2023 FIBA World Cup kicked off in the Philippines, co-hosts of the championship along with Indonesia and Japan, on Friday,…
Four Hajj delegations leave besieged Gaza to Mecca | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza – Over the past week, four batches of pilgrims departed from the Gaza Strip for Saudi Arabia to perform the rituals of Hajj. About…
Could climate change turn North-West Tasmania into a wine ‘mecca’? These growers are ‘optimistic’
Step aside Yarra Valley and Coonawarra, Tasmania's traditional dairy and potato heartland is muscling in on the wine scene — with a little help from climate change.For…