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)
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

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.
  • 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 chief of general staff presents Pakistan’s chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee with medal

Saudi chief of general staff presents Pakistan’s chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee with medal
Updated 09 November 2025

Saudi chief of general staff presents Pakistan’s chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee with medal

Saudi chief of general staff presents Pakistan’s chairman of joint chiefs of staff committee with medal
  • Award was made in recognition of Mirza’s efforts to consolidate the bonds of friendship and joint cooperation between the Kingdom and Pakistan

RIYADH: ’s Chief of General Staff Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili presented Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza with a King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellent Class in Riyadh on Saturday.

The award was made in recognition of Mirza’s efforts to consolidate the bonds of friendship and joint cooperation between the Kingdom and Pakistan and strengthen Saudi-Pakistani relations, the Saudi Press Agency said.

The medal was given to Mirza during a meeting with Al-Ruwaili and in accordance with a royal directive from King Salman.

The two officials reviewed aspects of cooperation in the defense and military fields between their countries and ways to strengthen and develop them in the meeting.A number of topics of common interest were also discussed, SPA said.