Dressed in simple white garments and barefoot, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia on ...

Why is a simple cube in Mecca so important? The Kaaba, draped in black silk and gold, is the spiritual epicenter of Islam, where millions gather each year for Hajj. Uncover its origins, symbolism ...

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, and then converged on a vast tent camp in the nearby desert, officially opening the annual Hajj ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hundreds of Thousands of Muslim pilgrims participating in the annual Hajj pilgrimage encircled the revered Kaaba in Mecca on Tuesday.

The Kaaba was a center for polytheistic worship among pagan Arabs until the arrival of Islam in the 7th century, when the Prophet Muhammad consecrated the site and inaugurated the Hajj.

Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years began in the heat of the Saudi summer.

Vast crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Sunday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years began in the heat of ...

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic structure at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. ( Photo | AP) ...

A video has surfaced on the internet showing a burqa-clad woman shamelessly dancing in front of the Kaaba in Mecca, which is the most sacred place for Muslims.

As Muslims around the world celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday, pilgrims gathered on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca to cast stones at three walls representing the devil.