Dubai: In a rare and striking celestial event, the sun aligned directly over the Holy Kaaba in Mecca on Tuesday, allowing Muslims around the world to determine the Qibla — the direction of prayer — ...

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The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday could have been a meteorite, according to the National Weather Service.

Skaters are kickflipping with joy. A massive section of public space under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge has reopened after 15 years.

Video. Muslims from across the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj — a sacred pilgrimage and one of Islam’s five pillars.

Saudi Arabia: Mecca expands 235,000sqm of walkways and adds 60,000 prayer spots ahead of Hajj 2025 Large-scale upgrades focus on expanding worship areas, improving operational readiness ...

Middle East News: More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage am ...

As part of its operational readiness strategy, the NCM deployed 16 automated monitoring stations across Mecca and the holy sites, in addition to two manned observatories in Mina and Arafat.

More than a million Muslim pilgrims poured into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual hajj, with authorities vowing to hold a safer pilgrimage amid searing desert heat and a massive crackdown ...

Mecca: Saudi Arabia launches Hajj permit crackdown in bid to stop heat deaths Saudi officials said they had stopped 269,678 people without permits from entering the city ...

Science News: A new study suggests a massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago, far larger than the dinosaur killer, may have acted as a "giant fertilizer bom ...

Five times a day, approximately one-fourth of the world’s population turns toward Mecca to bow their heads in prayer. The Kaaba at the center of this global genuflection has a cornerstone that ...