The head of Saudi Arabia's civil defence directorate says high winds caused a massive crane to topple over and smash into Mecca's Grand Mosque, killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of ...

In this image released Friday by the Saudi Interior Ministry's General Directorate of Civil Defence, an area is cordoned off at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after a crane collapsed, killing more than ...

By Abdullah Al-Shihri And Adam Schreck, The Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque and ...

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 7, 2016. AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia’s city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and ...

A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj ...

Saudi security forces arrested an Egyptian pilgrim at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after he raised the Palestinian flag beside ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi man in a speeding car crashed into the outer gates of Mecca’s Grand Mosque late Friday night, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

Dubai: Thousands of mourners filled the Grand Mosque on Friday to perform funeral prayers for Mohammed bin Yusuf Al Qassim, a 21-year-old Saudi student fatally stabbed in the United Kingdom. Al Qassim ...

Dubai: Mecca’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia undergoes a full-scale cleaning operation in just 35 minutes, ensuring pilgrims can perform their rituals without disruption. According to the General ...

RIYADH • The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity yesterday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the ...

Mecca’s Grand Mosque: 3,500 workers clean in just 35 minutes, ensuring pilgrim comfort They are supported by 12 specialized washing machines and 679 advanced cleaning devices.