Watch live as Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca circle the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, beginning the annual pilgrimage that is one of the five pillars of Islam. Read more about the ...

Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walked solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque on Sunday to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in ...

Watch live as Muslim pilgrims perform “tawaf,” circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in Mecca counterclockwise seven times. This year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia attracted the lowest number of pilgrims ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Vast crowds of robed Muslim faithful walk solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Mecca’s Grand Mosque to begin the biggest hajj pilgrimage in several years ...

In a rare cosmic moment, the sun positioned itself directly above the Kaaba in Mecca on Tuesday. For Muslims around the world ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to ...

On behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Governor of Mecca Prince Saud bin Meshal led the washing ceremony that included perfuming the interior of the Kaaba with incense, oud oils and ...

The new caretaker of the Kaaba received the key, along with the responsibility of Bab-e-Tauba, in Arabic means ‘Door of Repentance’ and the shrine of the Prophet Ibrahim, from Sheikh Abdul ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to… ...

Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to officially open the Hajj, the ...

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. Samy Magdy. Thursday 13 June 2024 15:19 BST.