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.

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 ...

Foreign Muslim pilgrims have been allowed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca for the first time since coronavirus restrictions were imposed seven months ago. From Sunday, some 10,000 pilgrims from ...

The building collapsed after a suicide bomber blew himself up, the Saudi interior ministry said Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a "terrorist action" against the Grand Mosque in Mecca - Islam's ...

Forty-five years ago this month, a group of armed insurgents stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca, taking thousands of ...

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 ...

As heavy rains lashed Mecca on Monday, the Grand Mosque issued safety guidelines to protect pilgrims navigating the holy site ...

The General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Makkah has introduced several new services aimed at making the mosque more accessible to elderly visitors.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Umrah pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca receive innovative high-tech ...