On April 29, the mataf, the white marble area surrounding the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, was unusually quiet.

The mataf (the white marble-paved circumambulating area around the Holy Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah is witnessing a rare scene of nearly empty of pilgrims and worshipers on Tuesday, Dhul Qada ...

is tasked with ensuring that newly installed electrical systems at the Great Mosque – which houses the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam – are working well. “We will be here until the project ...

A Saudi official perfumes the Black Stone set into the corner of the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque. Supplied Cairo: Saudi authorities have urged pilgrims not to stand for too long next to a ...