The annual customary ceremony of replacing the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah started officially on Wednesday evening.The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand ...

A proposed housing development with a mosque at its center drew scrutiny from Texas Republicans, who feared the project would ...

A DECISION to allow a former library building to be used as a mosque could be placed on hold this week. Monmouthshire council’s ruling cabinet agreed in May to grant a 30-year lease to the ...

The Saudi Ministry of Defense has released images showing U.S.-made Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot missile systems deployed to protect Mecca and the Grand Mosque during the Hajj pilgrimage. Previously ...

As more than 1.5 million pilgrims descend on Mecca for this year’s Hajj, Saudi Arabia is leaning heavily on technology to manage the world’s largest annual religious gathering. Overhead drones ...

CAIRO (AP) — Three Spanish pilgrims performing the Hajj in Saudi Arabia rode on horseback to Mecca, traveling thousands of kilometers in snow and rain and along a path they ...

Eid al Adha: Hajj pilgrims pray at Mecca's grand mosque. Posted: 6 June 2025 | Last updated: 6 June 2025. In Mina, Saudi Arabia, pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning ritual on the third day of Hajj.

Dubai: For years, they dreamed of this moment, not through images, but through prayers, stories, and faith. When a blind Jordanian couple finally arrived at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, they couldn ...

After entering Mecca in ihram, many pilgrims perform an initial tawaf by circling the Kaaba, a black stone structure at the heart of the Great Mosque in Mecca (Masjid al-Haram), ...

Along with hefty fines, those found illegally entering Mecca during the Haj face a potential 10-year ban from the kingdom. Large crowds at the Haj have proved hazardous in the past, most recently in ...

MECCA, June 2 — The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has activated the world’s largest cooling system, with a total capacity of 155,000 ...

Pilgrims from various countries perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday (30/5/2025). ANTARA FOTO/Andika Wahyu/nym. Mecca (ANTARA) - Head of the Hajj Management Agency (BP Haji) ...