The handover of the Kaaba Kiswa, the black cloth covering the Kaaba, is a significant annual tradition in Islam, marking the start of the new Islamic year and preceding the Hajj season. The Kiswa ...

On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed over the Kaaba Kiswa (black cloth) to the senior caretaker of the Kaab ...

The cover of the Kaaba was changed during an intricate annual ceremony Wednesday, which coincides with the first day of the month of Muharram, 1445 Hijri in the Islamic calendar. The ten-step ...

) JEDDAH, July 29 (KUNA) -- The Kaaba cloth (Kiswa) was replaced with a new one Wednesday, in accordance with the annual tradition, which marks the Ha ...

The covering cloth of the Holy Kaaba, Kiswa, as the fabric is called in Arabic, was replaced in an intricate ceremony at the Grand Mosque of Makkah last night, the Saudi Press Agency reported ...

A piece of the Kiswah, the cloth used to cover the Kaaba, which was confiscated from former religious affairs minister Suryadharma Ali, was a popular item at an auction conducted by the Corruption ...

MAKKAH: A team of 40 specialists from the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques took part in lifting the lower part of the Kiswa (Kaaba cover) by three meters and covering the ...

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 the culmination of this week's annual hajj pilgrimage. The ...

The oldest weaver of the black cloth covering the Holy Kaaba cloth died Monday at a private hospital aged 90. Rajab Mahoos Al-Malki had spent over 47 years ...

From 12th century, it was produced in Egypt before production moved to Mecca in 1927 Dubai: The Kiswa of Ka’aba, Islam’s holiest shrine, is the most expensive cloth in the world. Made from ...