Normally one of the world's largest religious gatherings, it had been scaled down to several thousand in recent years; only vaccinated people under 65 allowed to attend

Riyadh withdrew its envoy last year after a Lebanese minister described the war in Yemen as an aggression by the kingdom and its ally UAE

Fiancee of murdered Saudi critic vows to appeal decision, which comes as Ankara seeks to curry favor with regional rivals amid economic crisis

Iran-backed Houtis and Saudi-led coalition have agreed to 2-month ceasefire that begins on first day of Ramadan

The mega-event in the United Arab Emirates closed on Thursday, having hosted 20 million people in person and another 150 million virtually

Request comes as Ankara tries to normalize relationship with Riyadh, which reached an all-time low following journalist's grisly killing in Istanbul

Assault on Sanaa follows wave of drone, missile attacks on Saudi targets, as Houthis call truce and condition peace talks on removal of 'foreign forces' from Yemen

Expressing Israel's 'sorrow' to Saudis, prime minister says strikes by Yemen rebels on Riyadh and Jeddah show Tehran's 'regional aggression knows no bounds'

Cause of blaze not immediately known; Saudi authorities offer no explanation; claimed assault comes ahead of a Formula One race in the city; Yemen group says other targets also hit

Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, adversaries of Saudi Arabia-led military coalition in Yemen, have repeatedly targeted the kingdom, including state-run oil company Aramco