LONDON (Reuters) - A 12 century key to the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest site in Islam, sold for 9.2 million pounds ($18.1 million) late on Wednesday, setting a new record for an Islamic ...
The "Stone of Ismail" (Hijr-Ismail) is a short wall arch forming a semi-circle separate from the northern part of the "Kaaba" and associated with it throughout its history. There are many historical ...
A picture of a Saudi policeman leaning on Makkah’s the ‘House of Allah’ (Kaaba) with his shoes against the wall has prompted media outrage on Wednesday. Makkah governor, Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah Bin ...