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

I RECENTLY visited Makkah after a gap of about four years. There has been a vast improvement in the arrangements around Masjid-i-Haram in terms of roads and tunnels, and a separate place for women for ...

Al Shaibi family in Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the handover of the key of the Kaaba to its eldest son, Sheikh Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi. The new caretaker of the Kaaba received ...

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 ...

With the views of the city and Masjid Al-Haram - 0.5 mile to Grand Mosque, Black Stone and Safa to Marwa, 0.4 mile to Bi'r Zamzam.