In this photo released by the Saudi Media Ministry, officials prepare for the arrival of pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by simulating the first rites of hajj around Islam’s holiest site, the ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Masses of Muslim pilgrims in the Saudi city of Mecca on Thursday circled the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, a day before heading to the nearby desert area of Mina to ...

(Saudi Arabia General Presidency of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque) The black stone of the Kaaba in Mecca. A close up image of the black stone of the Kaaba in Mecca.

This year's Kaaba washing was performed by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region on ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - As a child, Osama al-Bar would walk from his home past Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, to the market of spice and fabric merchants where his father owned a store. At that ...

Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, and converging on a vast tent ...

The sacred ceremony of replacing the black cloth covering the Kaaba, kiswa, is being held today, Thursday, June 26Legit.ng reports that the event is held at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), marking ...

Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira mosque in Arafat, on the second and most significant day of the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of ...