Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic haj By Mohammed Salem and Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh July 5, 20221:46 PM PDTUpdated July 5, 2022 ...

Muslims can pray anywhere facing Mecca five times a day, as long as the place is clean and there are no statues or pictures infront of them. Muslims have also built beautiful mosques all over the ...

Muslim pilgrims gather in Mecca under scorching desert sun 02-Jun-2025, 19:45 02 Jun 2025, 19:45 AFP Share ...

Five people, including one woman, suspected of involvement in the plot were arrested. Three groups, two based in Mecca and one in Jeddah, planned the attack, the Interior Ministry said.

As part of these preparations, officials have unveiled the second version of the “Manara (Beacon) Robot” at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The AI-powered robot is designed to support pilgrims by ...

Mecca is the religion’s most iconic destination. But these exquisite mosques and shrines found from Tunisia to Syria also honor its sacred history. The skyline of Jerusalem’s Old City is ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - At least 87 people were killed and 184 were injured when the crane collapsed at one of Islam's most important mosques - Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, the Saudi Arabia ...

March 20 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia said it has suspended daily prayers and weekly Friday prayers at two mosques in Mecca and Medina because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it suspended Muslims from conducting their five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer in the overflow area just outside the walls of the two holy mosques in ...

In 2019, the last year before the pandemic struck, some 2.6 million people performed the haj, while around 19 million took part in the umrah, another form of pilgrimage to Mecca which - unlike the ...