August 15, 1916 Mekke Other
On 15 August 1916 Sharif Hussein began publishing the newspaper al-Qibla in Mecca. It became the official organ of the Hashemite Kingdom of the Hejaz, proclaimed later that year.
198145 years ago
From 25 to 28 January 1981 the Third Islamic Summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (the "Palestine and Al-Quds Session") met in Mecca and Taif. One of its resolutions created the International Islamic Fiqh Academy.
20215 years ago
The International Fair and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic Civilization, beside the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, was inaugurated on 3 February 2021 (21 Jumada al-Thani 1442). Supervised by the Muslim World League, the interactive museum introduces the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and Islamic civilization.
1924102 years ago
On 12 December 1924 the first issue of Umm al-Qura appeared in Mecca. Founded by King Abdulaziz, it had Yusuf Yassin as its first editor-in-chief and ran the headline "The Makkah Declaration". It is still published from Mecca as Saudi Arabia's official gazette.
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