At the heart of Hajj stands the Kaaba, draped in 670kg of silk and embroidered with 200kg of gold and silver thread.

In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone—the Kaaba. Despite its modest form, it is the most revered site in the ...

As the annual Hajj pilgrimage began on Monday, more than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the sacred journey that forms one of the five pillars of ...

MAKKAH — Standing as a historic symbol of faith for Muslims around the globe, the door of the Holy Kaaba is one of the Grand Mosque's most prominent architectural features throughout the ages. The ...

A new covering (Kiswa) was installed early on Sunday at the Holy Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of the Islamic new year (1 Muharram, 1446h) by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand ...

Cairo: A Saudi exhibition is being held in the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest in Mecca, on the history of the sacred Kaaba. Presented in 10 languages, the "First House" exhibit sheds light on the ...

Altaf Qadri is an award-winning Kashmiri photojournalist based in Dubai, with more than 16 years of experience, including ...

A video showing snow falling at the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has been digitally altered, according to the kingdom’s National Center for Meteorology. One ...