Saudi Arabia's plans to remodel Mecca will make Islam's holiest place look "more Las Vegas" and less like a religious shrine, critics say. The Saudi government plans to build a retractable roof over ...

A visit to the holy shrine of Kaaba in Mecca has a remarkable history and Muslims believe that Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham, the dearest friend of Allah and father of prophets, was instructed by God to ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Future development in the Muslim sacred city of Mecca will be more in tune with traditional architecture, the mayor says, but for now residents worry that Islam's ...

Millions of Muslims around the world are preparing for Hajj 2025, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and one of the most significant spiritual journeys in the religion of Islam. Hajj is expected ...

Saudi Arabia unveiled the new Kiswa, the black and gold cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, on the first day of the Islamic New Year in a sacred tradition that dates back to the Prophet Mohammed.

During constructions soil subsided around the Kaaba - a Muslim shrine in Mecca, which attracts Muslim pilgrims during the Hajj every year, During constructions soil subsided around the Kaaba - a ...

A district mayor in Istanbul has been criticised for building models of some of Islam's most sacred sites, it's reported. The replicas were unveiled on Sunday in the city's Uskudar district, and ...