Astronaut Don Pettit, renowned for his artistic space photography during his fourth ISS mission, captured the scene from the ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the spiritual heart of Islam and experience this sight from a breathtaking aerial ...

(RNS) — I was disappointed to not experience my children’s reaction to seeing the Kaaba for the first time, but made my peace. After leaving Medina, where we’d spent a few days before going to Mecca, ...

The Presidency of Religious Affairs for Masjid Al Haram and Masjid An Nabawi has issued an update regarding the health of Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, the imam and khateeb of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah, ...

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 ...

Chief key holder and caretaker of the Holy Kaaba Dr Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaiba breathed his last Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. Al-Shaiba the 109th guardian of the Holy Kaaba and successor to ...

Last week, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspend pilgrimage visits in order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. On March 5, they also closed the sites for deep cleaning, but reopened them the next ...

Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Hajar Tower Makkah announced today the completion plan of the remaining 797 new rooms by this year to cater to growing Hajj tourists. Within the new capacity, the property ...

Following the Fajr dawn prayers on Saturday, the ninth day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the Kiswa (the cloth cover) of the Kaaba will be changed to commemorate the Day of Arafat and the ...

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Friday signed an agreement with 30 Saudi-based clerics who are residing in the city of Makka, the seat of Islam’s holiest mosque, to endlessly pray for the ...