MECCA, Saudi Arabia - As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that time, ...

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we have ...

A stunning orbital photograph of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has captivated social media, showcasing Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, as a brilliant central light visible even from 400 kilometers above Earth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muslim pilgrims continued their religious rituals on Sunday during the annual hajj pilgrimage, circling the Kaaba in Mecca. (July ...

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca circle the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, beginning the annual pilgrimage that is one of the five pillars of Islam. Read more about the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared a stunning orbital photograph of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The image, which showcases Islam's holiest site as a brilliant central light, has captivated social media ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental ...

Riyadh: The holy Kiswah which covers the Kaaba will be screened at the Islamic Arts Biennale, 2025 in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. This will be the first time that Kiswah will be shown outside ...