MAKKAH - The sacred ceremony of replacing the Kiswa, the black cloth covering the Kaaba, is being held today at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), marking the beginning of the Islamic New Year.

T he General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Makkah has introduced several new services aimed at making the mosque more accessible to elderly visitors ...

This undated image shows an air ambulance standing on a newly constructed helipad within the Masjid Al Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. — Instagram/@saudigazette_sa.

The wellspring in Mecca is believed to have flowed for more than 4,000 years and still nourishes pilgrims to this day.

Worshippers walk between the Marwa and Safa hills at the Grand Mosque during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah on June 2.

Reports that Libyan Pilgrim Amer al Mahdi Mansour al Gaddafi has died while performing Tawaf of Holy Kaaba in The Makkah ...

MAKKAH: Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid delivered a spiritually charged sermon on Thursday during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, calling for unity, piety, and ...

MAKKAH — In an incredible scene unseen in one and a half decades, the Grand Mosque in Makkah witnessed the removal of the remaining cranes after almost completing the largest ever expansion in its ...

Plateau female pilgrim dies in Makkah . 3rd June 2025 . Map of Plateau State. ... attended her funeral prayers at the Grand Mosque before she was subsequently buried according to Islamic rites.

Confirming the incident, the Administrator of the Hajj Task Force of Ghana, Ismaila Skones, said the 63-year-old woman collapsed and passed away inside the Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) on ...