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In the bustling city of Makkah, surrounded by skyscrapers and technology, stands a simple cube-shaped structure made of stone—the Kaaba. Despite its modest form, it is the most revered site in ...

A barrier around the Kaaba that was set up at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has now finally been removed. Pictures show excited worshippers clamouring to get near the Black Stone.