In later centuries, Makkah came to be revered as the centre of the world (if not the universe), as illustrated in the ...

Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam pictured with his brother during Umrah near Khana-e-Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in this image released on March 9, 2025. — Instagram@safeerazam Pakistan's ...

According to local Syrian media, the strikes hit the town of Kiswah, south of Damascus, and several parts of the Daraa province. Low-flying Israeli jets could still be heard over Damascus after ...

Israeli warplanes targeted the Al-Kiswah area south of Damascus and Izraa in Daraa with at least four airstrikes, according to an Anadolu correspondent. One strike reportedly hit a weapons depot ...

This includes a Kiswah, the drape used to cover the Kaaba, the sacred stone building at the centre of Islam’s most important mosque, the Grand Mosque in Makkah. This marks the first time one has been ...

The artefacts from the Ottoman era include an original key to the Kaaba in Makkah dating back more than 100 years. The Kiswah, the cloth that covers the Kaaba, dating back to the early 19th century, ...