After reaching Mecca, Muslims on Haj pilgrimage come to Masjid al Haram and circle the Kaaba seven times and pray, this process is called Tawaf, but do you know what is inside the Kaaba? Holy Kaaba ...

Computer-generated projections show shiny skyscrapers in new 'King Salman Gate', which kingdom predicts will bring in nearly ...

Millions of Muslim pilgrims are preparing to travel to the holy city of Mecca as the season of Hajj approaches. Once a year, Muslims from around the world come together in Saudi Arabia to follow the ...

The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world's population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...

High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam’s holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced. The images of al-Hajar al-Aswad, or the ...

Today at 12:27 PM Mecca time, the sun will be directly above the Kaaba, causing no shadows to appear. This rare event happens twice a year due to Earth’s tilt and Mecca’s latitude. It offers Muslims ...

The traditional ceremony of replacing the Kiswa (cover) of the Holy Kaabah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca commenced on Wednesday evening. The King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Kaabah Kiswa, under the ...

A waning gibbous moon appeared directly above the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia at dawn on Friday, creating a rare celestial alignment over Islam’s holiest site. Majed Abu Zahra, head of the Jeddah ...

Senior Writer, Foreign Policy & Deputy Editor, National Security and Foreign Policy Every year, the Islamic calendar dictates the dates of a global pilgrimage known as Hajj, which draws millions of ...