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 ...

Cairo: The covering cloth of the Holy Kaaba, which Muslims around the world direct in their prayers, is displayed for the ...

Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam’s most revered relics – the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barrier around the Kaaba ...

The Kaaba, a cube-shaped structure, is the focal point toward which Muslims face during their daily prayers from anywhere in the world.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...