MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to officially ...

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 ...

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 ...

the general authority for the care of the two holy mosques MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA, SA / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / The General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques, represented by the ...

Pilgrims outside the Grand Mosque, where fans are installed to cool them as temperatures climb towards 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) — Sajjad HUSSAIN Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque ...

MAKKAH — 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 ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims wrapped up the Hajj in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, ...

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is considered a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to undertake it. Here is everything you need to know.