Reuters news agency noticed at least one surprising shift in rhetoric: The sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, broadcast on Saudi state television on Sept.

Cairo: As the peak season for the Umrah or minor pilgrimage is just round the corner, Saudi authorities have advised pilgrims to use designated gates to enter the Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest ...

Thousands of worshippers entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world ...

Cairo: The Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest place in Mecca, has 11 main and backup sources of electricity supply, and there has been no need to use any of the external backup stations over the past ...

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that children will not be allowed at Hajj this year. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said the move ...

SARA: The Ka'bah is at the centre of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and it's the holiest site in Islam. It's the one place all Muslims turn towards when they pray wherever they are in the world.