For Muslims around the world, it remains the spiritual focal point — the direction toward which they pray five times a day.

Saudi Arabia has replaced the Kaaba’s Kiswa as the Hijrah year 1447 begins. The Kaaba is considered the "House of Allah" and ...

With the arrival of the Islamic year 1447 on the Hijri calendar, Saudi Arabia has once again renewed the Kiswah, the covering of the Kaaba, the most ...

MAKKAH AL-MUKARRAMAH, Jun 25 (APP):The Holy Kaaba will receive its new Kiswa (the black cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba) on ...

On Islamic New Year, Saudi Arabia unveils new gold-embroidered Kiswa for Kaaba Made from 670 kg of silk and 150 kg of gold and silver threads, the new cloth is installed in a centuries-old ...

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Muslim pilgrims are wrapping up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat on Tuesday with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, I ...

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. Samy Magdy. Thursday 13 June 2024 15:19 BST.

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the ...