JEDDAH – Pilgrims have been allowed to touch the Holy Kaaba again as barriers installed around the sacred place have been removed after the gap of over two years. The barricades were installed around the house of Allah in March 2020 to ensure social distancing between pilgrims and prevent ...

*One of the most watched ceremonies in the Islamic world takes place on Saturday when the Kaaba is adorned with its new Kiswa.* In a change of tradition, the General Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques will perform the annual event on the night of the new Islamic year of Muharram 1, 1444, or ...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Thursday reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, after recording the highest number of infections in months. Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand ...

The management of the Masjid al-Haram, or the Great Mosque of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, said on Tuesday that a specialized team of Saudi men made a new record of cleaning the Holy Kaaba’s roof in just 40 minutes. The Masjid al-Haram’s management — officially known as the General Presidency ...

*ISLAMABAD - A three-man crew including an Emirati who became the first Arab to reach the International Space Station returned to Earth safely on Thursday and were in good shape, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.* Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates touched down in the ...

*ISLAMABAD - **Prime Minister Imran Khan along with first lady performed Umrah while they also had opportunity to enter Holy Kaabah.* *As per media report, Prime Minister Imran Khan along with first lady Bushra Bibi performed Umrah in Makkah on Thursday. * The prime minister also had the ...

ISLAMABAD - On Friday, the 13th of Rajab (the seventh month of the Islamic calendar) - which falls on March 31 this year - a momentous event took place. According to Shia beliefs and as confirmed by some Sunni texts, Fatima binte Asad, wife of Abu Talib, was heavily pregnant and had come to ...

ISLAMABAD - On Friday, the 13th of Rajab (the seventh month of the Islamic calendar) - which falls on March 31 this year - a momentous event took place. According to Shia beliefs and as confirmed by some Sunni texts, Fatima binte Asad, wife of Abu Talib, was heavily pregnant and had come to ...

RIYADH: An Indian has been arrested in Riyadh for insulting the most sacred place of Muslims, the Holy Kaaba.`Tawaf around Kaaba: New marks for pilgrimsSaudi authorities have arrested an Indian immigrant today in Riyadh for insulting the Holy Kaaba on Facebook.According to the sources, the person ...

ISLAMABAD, May 18 (APP): Mataf expansion in Makkah hailed by Pilgrims Umrah pilgrims have hailed the Mataf expansion in Makkah as "distinguished" and "amazing" which would help them to perform the Hajj rituals comfortably during the Hajj 2016. The visitors welcomed the expansion of Mataf ...