The guardianship of the Kaaba is still inherited by the sons of Shaybah and their successors. A tradition that has been instituted by the Prophet after the conquest of Mecca, the eighth year after ...

MAKKAH: The annual ceremony to change the Ghilaf-e-Kaaba held in early morning today (Saturday) in Saudi Arabia, where millions of Muslims have gathered to perform the Hajj. As per details, the new ...

The Kiswa is replaced once a year on the 9th day of the month of Dul Hijjah after the pilgrims go to Mount Arafat. On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed ...

A new covering (Kiswa) was installed early on Sunday at the Holy Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of the Islamic new year (1 Muharram, 1446h) by the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand ...

JEDDAH, July 10 (KUNA) -- Deputy Governor of Makkah Prince Saud bin Mishaal Al-Saud oversaw on Thursday the holy Al-Kaaba washing ceremony, which witnessed the participation of several diplomats ...

Saudi Arabia partially reopened Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, on Saturday but left the ban on pilgrimages in place as part of the kingdom's measures to combat the coronavirus. Based on a ...

A video of a man riding a hoverboard around the Kaaba has sparked controversy. Above, Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage for this year in Mecca Oct.