Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its ...

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Deputy Emir of Makkah Region and Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Hajj and Umrah Prince Saud bin Mishaal handed over the Holy ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest ... the annual Islamic pilgrimage that takes the faithful along ...

From Vatican to the Kaaba: Islamic Arts Biennale marks the public debut of Kaaba’s kiswah in Jeddah, redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale ...

It was a new world auction record for an Islamic manuscript, the company said. In addition to the example sold at Sotheby's this week, there are 58 recorded Kaaba keys, all held in museums.

the Ministry of State for Antiquities decided to put the Kiswet Al-Kaaba house on Egypt's heritage list for Islamic and Coptic antiquities. The kiswa is a special cloth that is used once a year to ...