The simplest mosque would be a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying. A typical mosque also ...

The Grand Mosque in Mecca has recorded unprecedented numbers ... cooling systems is also in place to regulate temperatures inside the mosque, with a total capacity of 155,000 tons.

Ministry bans collection of donations, entry of motorcycles and bicycles into Haram area Umrah pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. AFP file Dubai: As millions of pilgrims begin to converge on ...

Reuters news agency noticed at least one surprising shift in rhetoric: The sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, broadcast on Saudi state television on Sept.

Thousands of worshippers entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world ...

Washington | It is jam packed at the new favourite restaurant for MAGA’s elite on Capitol Hill that has become a mecca for conservatives since Donald Trump was elected president last year.