A few days before the start of the hajj pilgrimage, dozens of workers were putting the finishing touches to an embroidered black cloth that will cover the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam. Known as ...

MAKKAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Deputy Emir of Makkah Region and Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Hajj and Umrah Prince Saud bin Mishaal handed over ...

The Holy House, Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is now wearing a new look. Amid euphoria of joy, carnival-like ambience laced with solemn prayers and praises of Allah by pilgrims, who were present at ...

Authorities deny authenticity of the ad claiming the cloth belonged to the prominent Al Sheebi family Manama: A broker is asking for SR 8 million to sell a piece of cloth he claims comes from the ...

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we have ...

Ahead of the Islamic new year, The King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque revealed that it is planning to ...

Makkah: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday dawn that the Kaaba cloth (Kiswah) was replaced, in line with the annual custom on the day of Arafah that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. The Kaaba ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure in Mecca revered by Muslims as the house of God, was covered in a new pure silk cloth yesterday at ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Early Saturday, senior members of the Saudi royal family and religious establishment took up brooms and cloths perfumed with rosewater to wash the interior of the Kaaba, the ...