Mecca

Recently released documents linked to the Epstein files have revealed emails describing the shipment of pieces of the sacred Kaaba cloth from Mecca to the United States. These items were reportedly delivered to Jeffrey Epstein in 2017. The cloth pieces are believed to be part of the Kiswa, the black…

From Pakistani shalwar-kurta references to a sacred Kaaba cloth from Mecca, newly released Epstein files reveal increasingly bizarre global details The latest release of the Jeffrey Epstein files has thrown up a set of details that are equal parts strange and unsettling, offering another glimpse into the sheer breadth of…

Fake ad claims to offer jobs for personnel to assist Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah By Web Desk | December 11, 2025 Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 1, 2022. — Reuters The…

Man grips al Kaaba in Mecca, begs Allah for $500 billion A Nigerian man has gone viral after a video captured him gripping onto the al kaaba in Mecca and fervently praying to Allah for $500 billion. The video, shared on the popular social media platform X (formerly Twitter), shows…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again defended his fitness after performing tawaf as part of the Umrah rite at Kaabah, Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. Naija News reported that Tinubu arrived in Jeddah on Sunday for an onward journey to Makkah to perform lesser pilgrimage. Special adviser on information and strategy…

Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's holiest site, the Grand Mosque, which was lashed by heavy rains and wind overnight, witnesses said. As pilgrims tried to circumambulate the Kaaba, the giant black cube towards which all Muslims pray, a bolt of lightning struck…

In a bid to preserve the sacred atmosphere surrounding the holiest site in Islam, authorities have designated Mecca as a no-fly zone, prohibiting planes from flying over the city. The primary reason behind this decision is of a religious nature, aiming to ensure an undisturbed experience for the millions of…

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For Zainab Abdu, the holiest sites in Islam were the backdrop for her weekends growing up. Raised in Mecca, Abdu remembers roller-skating with friends near the Grand Mosque where the Kaaba is located. The desert plains and valleys that throng with pilgrims every year are…

Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history begins in Mecca, Saudi Arabia The number of pilgrims this year has broken the records with about 2.5 million Muslims attending The islamic pilgrimage begun as crowds of Muslims wearing white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre…

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — 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 camp in the nearby desert for a day and night of prayer. One…