In the heart of Saudi Arabia’s sprawling Red Sea port city of Jeddah, centuries-old buildings tilt and buckle above the historic district’s narrow alleys, withering away in the absence of ...

Jeddah is known for being the kingdom's modern commercial hub, and the exodus of its merchant class meant its old town had fallen into neglect. Sign up here. The kingdom's ambitious Vision 2030 ...

But the beating heart of this city, Al-Balad, is more than a thousand years old ... “What made Jeddah very wealthy was the trade across the Red Sea to Egypt, which was a very big market ...

When Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Jeddah hosted Formula One star Lewis Hamilton and US singer Jennifer Lopez during its Grand Prix this month, visitors found they were also drawn to a less obvious ...

Thousands of years old ... being renovated in Jeddah’s Al-Balad quarter Photograph by Eric Lafforgue, Art in All of Us/Corbis/Getty Images Also in the plan: developing large-scale tourism ...

Residents of the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah are slowly returning to its historic center, where a Ramadan cultural festival and UN heritage status are giving new life to the old quarter.

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The historic Old Town in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is called Al-Balad, which literally translates as “The Town.” This historic center of the country’s ...

“Our History is Misk,” supported by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Foundation, is being organized at the historical site of Jeddah. The event is bringing nostalgia through ...

Saudi's Jeddah Old Town Regains Glory as the Grand Prix Lures Tourists By Hamad Mohammed Khan JEDDAH (Reuters) - When Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Jeddah hosted Formula One star Lewis Hamilton ...