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.

Exactly 45 years ago, Mecca Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place, was taken over by 200 armed men led by preacher Juhayman al-Utaybi. Blood would flow before the weeks-long siege ended. The events of ...

Masjid al-Haram or the Great Mosque of Mecca, and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. Lopez’s concert on 13 November continues to ...

Image Credit: X Dubai: As heavy rains drenched Mecca on Monday, the Grand Mosque issued safety instructions to ensure the well-being of pilgrims navigating the holy site amid challenging weather ...

A protective barrier stopped pilgrims touching the Kaaba and Black Stone during the pandemic Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam's most ...

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 ...

The Great Mosque was named after Nur al-Din Mahmoud ... a niche indicating the direction of Mecca. The Iraqi military said IS militants blew up the mosque and minaret eight days ago, leaving ...

will be laid by Imam-e-Haram or the Imam who leads namaz at the holy mosque in the precincts that also house the Kaaba in Mecca. Masjid Mohammad Bin Abdullah is being constructed almost 25 ...