In a rare cosmic moment, the sun positioned itself directly above the Kaaba in Mecca on Tuesday. For Muslims around the world ...

PM Mecca time, witness the sun directly align over the Kaaba, providing a unique opportunity for Muslims to confirm their ...

The Kaaba sits at the center of the sacred al-Haram Mosque in Saudi Arabia. It plays an essential role in the rite of the hajj, the pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca, which begins today.

Muslim worshipers pray at the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, June 23, during the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and a focal point for followers of the faith, but it's also home to about 2 million people who live everyday life there. ... It’s the location of the Kaaba, ...

One is raw, petrodollar-fueled capitalism. Mecca's planners are largely catering to wealthier pilgrims by focusing on construction of five-star hotels, surrounding the Kaaba in marble-sheathed luxury.

MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA — ... Developers are building giant glass and marble towers that loom over the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, which millions of Muslims face in their daily prayers.

Pilgrims gather at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 7. ... According to the Quran, together they built a cubic structure called the Kaaba and dedicated it to the one God.

Muslim pilgrims have wrapped up the Hajj pilgrimage in the deadly summer heat with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, Islam's ...

The Kaaba is a cubical stone structure located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, the holiest site of Islam. In 8 AH (629-630 AD), Prophet Mohammad covered the Kaaba with a Yemeni cloth.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, ... It’s the location of the Kaaba, the black, cube-shaped structure that Muslims around the world turn to five times a day when praying.