Non-Muslim tourists can now stay in a hotel overlooking the Kaaba in Mecca (SAMAREEN/Shutterstock).

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Tourists flock to Saudi Arabia as the country opens to foreign visitors


Non-Muslims can visit the holy precinct of Medina right up to the perimeter as the kingdom implements its Vision 2030 as “a tolerant country with Islam as its constitution and moderation its method”.

 

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Saudi Arabia
Heritage
Tourism
Religious tourism
Great Mosque of Mecca