The simplest mosque would be a prayer room with a wall marked with a “mihrab” – a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, which Muslims should face when praying. A typical mosque also ...

Saudi authorities say the grounds of the Grand Mosque in Mecca will be washed and sterilised four times a day as coronavirus grips region. The grounds of the Grand Mosque in Mecca will be washed ...

Nada Al Ghamdi licensed to take pictures in the holiest site, aerial photography in Mecca Saudi Nada Al Ghamdi has fulfilled her childhood of becoming a photographer inside the Grand Mosque.

Reuters news agency noticed at least one surprising shift in rhetoric: The sermon by Abdulrahman al-Sudais, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, broadcast on Saudi state television on Sept.

has said that his company has installed 56 towers for mobile phones in the area surrounding the holy mosque of Mecca, according to Al Watan Arabic daily on Friday. The official added that 89 ...

Thousands of worshippers entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world ...

Cairo: The monthly electricity bill for the Grand Mosque ... and other businesses in Mecca to ensure sustainability. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia flock ...