Guides to the official services around the Two Holy Mosques: permits, transport, prayer times, crowds and the broadcasts. Written by the AlHaram.live editorial team, each one lists its official sources and the date it was last checked.
A note on what this is: reference material, not a news wire. We are not an official body and rules change — always check the official source listed on each guide before you travel.
From news outlets
Headlines from other publishers, linking to their own reports. Not AlHaram.live reporting.
Crowding at the Haram follows a pattern you can plan around. The daily rhythm, the weekly one, the seasonal one — and why the Mataf and the upper levels behave differently.