Cairo: Authorities in the Saudi holy city of Mecca have launched the first edition of a map designed to help visitors explore the city’s historical sites more easily. The "Discover Mecca" map, ...

One of the five pillars of Islam is that each believer is called, at least once in their lives, to make the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage that starts and ends in the holy city of Mecca located in ...

A former official with the government’s Pilgrim Experience Programme tells me there must also be a focus on education.

The Hajj is a pilgrimage made by millions of Muslims every year to the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, a journey they are expected to make at least once in their lives. This year it ...

According to Britannica, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca is a rite that an adult Muslim must make at least once in ...

On the eve of the 1987 hajj pilgrimage, around 400 people were killed in the clashes between mostly Iranian Shia pilgrims, ...

Accommodation capacity boosted to over 1m faithful for Friday and Eid prayers Worshippers congregate at the Grand Mosque on Friday, marking the start of the last 10 days of the month of Ramadan.

During prayers everyone faces the qibla a niche in the wall pointing towards the Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. There's a verse in the Qur'an which Allah says 'The whole world has been made a ...

Islamic artefacts dating back hundreds of years, including the cloth used to cover the Kaaba in Mecca, are going on display at Bradford City Hall. The free exhibit runs from 11:00 to 18:00 GMT on ...

Authorities in the Saudi holy city of Mecca have launched the first edition of a map designed to help visitors explore the city’s historical sites more easily. The "Discover Mecca" map ...