Capturing the holiest of Muslim places through the eyes of workers, is the idea behind director Abrar Hussain’s film about Kaaba (Haram in Mecca). For the first time in history, the holy Kaaba is ...

Last week, Saudi Arabia temporarily suspend pilgrimage visits in order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. On March 5, they also closed the sites for deep cleaning, but reopened them the next ...

Chief key holder and caretaker of the Holy Kaaba Dr Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaiba breathed his last Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. Al-Shaiba the 109th guardian of the Holy Kaaba and successor to ...

The annual ceremony to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah on Thursday. Millions of Muslims gather in the Saudi city every year for the Hajj pilgrimage, an event marked by ...

The Saudi Arabian government has resumed the Tawaaf on the Mataaf allowing a small gathering of people to perform their ritual. In Haram, the section of Mutaf has been allowed to resume tawaf, while ...

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Friday signed an agreement with 30 Saudi-based clerics who are residing in the city of Makka, the seat of Islam’s holiest mosque, to endlessly pray for the ...

Mövenpick Hotel & Residence Hajar Tower Makkah announced today the completion plan of the remaining 797 new rooms by this year to cater to growing Hajj tourists. Within the new capacity, the property ...

The annual ritual to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held at Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia. The fourteen meter tall garment has been prepared from pure silk fibre, embellished by gold and silver-plated ...

This video shows how the Kaaba and surrounding areas of the Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca are cleaned and furnished. Al Arabiya’s top content is selected based on the number of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered a pilgrimage of the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Muhammad at Masjid Al-Nabawi in Medina. She along with her younger sister, Rehana, offered Asr prayers and Fateha at ...